John B. Hanlon

Private First Class, U.S. Army

Service Number: 32752978

Unit: 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division

Entered the service from: New Jersey

Died: September 1, 1944

Buried at: Section 2, Row 9, Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania

Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart

Private First Class John B. Hanlon was born on November 7, 1924. He had lived in the Kirkwood section of Voorhees Township, NJ. He was inducted into the United States Army on March 9, 1943. Army records state that he was killed in action on September 1, 1944, while newspaper accounts say that he was killed in action in December of 1944. After the war, his body was brought back to the United States, and he was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, PA. He was survived by his parents, Mr. John Hanlon of 2041 South 58th Street in Philadelphia, PA, and Mrs. Dorothy Hanlon of 39 Spruce Street, Kirkwood, NJ.

Source: American Battle Monuments Commission