Name:
Thomas Joseph Rooney
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
398445
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas Joseph Rooney was born on May 30, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Daniel Michael "Dan" Rooney and Margaret Mary Murray Rooney.
He served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.