SGT Francis Xavier Canavan (1924-1945)

SGT Francis Xavier Canavan Veteran

Birth

15 Jun 1924

Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Death

13 Apr 1945 (aged 20)

Volkringhausen, Märkischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Section 12, Grave 7399

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SGT. Canavan, Francis Xavier

Service number: 33555252

Age: 20

Born: June 15, 1924, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Family:

Patrick Canavan (grandfather) Head of household

Mary Canavan (grandmother)

Joseph Canavan (uncle)

Thomas Martin Canavan (father)

Margaret Mary (nee Deasel) Canavan (mother)

Mary M Canavan/Mullen (sister)

Winifred Canavan (sister)

Joseph Patrick Canavan (brother))

Thomas M Canavan Jr. (brother)

Ellen Canavan (sister)

Edward M Canavan (brother)

Rank: Sergeant

Function: Not available

Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion

Division : 7th Armored Division

Company: B

Date of death: April 13, 1945

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Volkringhausen, Märkischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spot: Just south of Volkringhausen

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Section 12, Grave 7399

Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 5, 1943, Baltimore, Maryland

Other information:

Interment, Dec. 10, 1948, Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

SGT. Canavan, Francis Xavier

Service number: 33555252

Age: 20

Born: June 15, 1924, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Family:

Patrick Canavan (grandfather) Head of household

Mary Canavan (grandmother)

Joseph Canavan (uncle)

Thomas Martin Canavan (father)

Margaret Mary (nee Deasel) Canavan (mother)

Mary M Canavan/Mullen (sister)

Winifred Canavan (sister)

Joseph Patrick Canavan (brother))

Thomas M Canavan Jr. (brother)

Ellen Canavan (sister)

Edward M Canavan (brother)

Rank: Sergeant

Function: Not available

Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion

Division : 7th Armored Division

Company: B

Date of death: April 13, 1945

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Volkringhausen, Märkischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spot: Just south of Volkringhausen

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Section 12, Grave 7399

Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 5, 1943, Baltimore, Maryland

Other information:

Interment, Dec. 10, 1948, Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

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