Eugene F. Nolan
Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry
4th Infantry Division
DOW 12/22/1944
Eugene Francis Nolan was born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee on April 22, 1917.
Prior to entering military
service he was employed as the manager of the Auto Parts &
Service Company
in Gallatin, Tennessee.
He was drafted into the Army on
May 28, 1941 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. His home of residence
was listed as Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, and his
civilian occupation was listed as
Retail Managers. He had completed three years of High School and
at the time of induction
was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as
Catholic.
He was married in December 1941 to Mary Frances Jackson.
He was awarded the Good Conduct
Medal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized General Orders No.
5,
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Sergeant Nolan died on December 22, 1944 of wounds received in action on the Belgian/German border.
Decorations of Eugene F. Nolan
He was also awarded the Belgian Fourragere
Eugene F. Nolan was originally
buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Fosse Cemetery, Namur, Belgium in Block J Row 7 Grave 135 and his
remains were later
transferred and buried in Henri-Chapelle, in the 1947-1949 time
frame, when the temporary
cemeteries were shut down.
Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liege, Belgium
Plot H Row 9 Grave 34
Grave marker for Eugene F. Nolan
Photo by Des Philippet from the Find A Grave website
Top photo from Honor States website via Julien Woestyn
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