Quinlan John Michael

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John Michael Quinlan is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

501st PIR Plaques Eerde Windmill

Name:

John Michael Quinlan

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

13170827

Unit:

501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-18

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

John Michael Quinlan was born on April 22, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He served in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as a Private First Class during World War II. John died on September 18, 1944 and is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. He was one of the brave American paratroopers of the 501st Inf who liberated the village of Eerde, The Netherlands from German forces in September 1944.