John H. Mahoney

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 04/02/1945

John Henry Mahoney Jr. was born on June 3, 1913, in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts,
the son of John H. Mahoney and Margaret (Mullen) Mahoney.

He enlisted in Company B 181st Infantry Massachusetts National Guard in 1935.

Prior to entering Federal military service he was employed by the Bailey Rd. Lumber Company
in Worcester, Massachusetts.

His National Guard unit was Federalized on January 16, 1941.

He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in early 1944 and deployed overseas in
March 1944.

His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company E 22nd Infantry in England on April 19, 1944.

Above: The name of John H. Mahoney in the orders for the Combat Infantryman Badge
for Company E, with an effective date of June 6, 1944 (D-Day).

Courtesy of Theophile Odaert

On June 14, 1944, he was lightly injured in action in Normandy, and sent to
a medical facility. The date of his return to the 22nd Infantry could not be found.

He was assigned to Company C on January 1, 1945.

He was lightly wounded in action in Germany on February 8, 1945.

He was assigned to Company A as a First Lieutenant on March 18, 1945.

First Lieutenant John H. Mahoney was killed in action in Germany, near Bad Mergentheim, on April 2, 1945.

Above: The entry for John H. Mahoney in the casualty lists of the 22nd Infantry for the month of April 1945.

Courtesy of John Tomawski

Newspaper clipping courtesy of Théophile Odaert

(Note: No confirmation could be found indicating Mahoney was promoted to Captain.
The Rosters of WW2 Dead from the Quartermaster General gives his rank at the time of
his death as 1st Lieutenant.)

Decorations of John H. Mahoney

He was also authorized the Belgian Fourragere

John H. Mahoney was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Saint Avold Cemetery, Metz, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Saint John's Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
on January 27, 1949.

Newspaper clipping courtesy of Théophile Odaert

Courtesy of Théophile Odaert

Grave marker for John H.Mahoney

Photo by SASmith from the Find A Grave website

Grave marker for John H.Mahoney.
Though the inscription indicates Company C, John H. Mahoney
was assigned to Company A when he was killed.

Photo by SASmith from the Find A Grave website

Left:

Purple Heart and
identification bracelet
belonging to
Lieutenant John H. Mahoney

Courtesy of Théophile Odaert

Close-up of identification bracelet and reverse side of Purple Heart
belonging to Lieutenant John H. Mahoney.

Courtesy of Théophile Odaert

This page was prepared with the assistance of Théophile Odaert

Top photo of John H. Mahoney taken while he was in the 181st Infantry (Massachusetts National Guard)
courtesy of Théophile Odaert

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