Mulvaney, Harold Burdette

1920 - 1945  (24 years)

• Name	Mulvaney, Harold Burdette
  Birth	20 May 1920  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MULV.H001
  _FGRAVE	68108054
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 108th Infantry, 40th Armored Infantry  [2]
  	Entering the service in September, 1943, Pfc. Mulvaney was assigned to the 40th Armored Infantry, received his training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and was sent overseas in March, 1944. Before the invasion of Luzon he was stationed at New Caledonia.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	28 Jan 1945	Luzon, Philippines   [1]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Iuka Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Mulvaney, James S., Harold B. and Grace M.
  		Headstone, Mulvaney, Harold B.
  Person ID	I40415	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Mulvaney, James Sylvester,   b. 27 Oct 1891   d. 6 Oct 1976 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Smith, Grace May,   b. 10 May 1892   d. 14 Dec 1981 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F15981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bartley, Florice Lorene,   b. 13 Sep 1919   d. 16 Sep 2007, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F15985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Iuka Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  PFC. HAROLD MULVANEY, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mulvaney, Iuka, who was killed in action against the Japanese on Luzon Island, January 28. Entering the service in September, 1943, Pfc. Mulvaney was assigned to the 40th Armored Infantry, received his training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and was sent overseas in March, 1944. Before the invasion of Luzon he was stationed at New Caledonia. Before entering the service he was employed by the Texas Company, East Main Kroger store, and the Boston store in Salem. He was graduated from Salem community high school in 1938. In addition to his parents he leaves a widow, the former Miss Florence Bartley, and a sister, Mrs. Harold Henne, whose husband is stationed with the U.S. Navy in the Marshall Islands.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12841] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mulvaney, James S., Harold B. and Grace M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68108009/james-sylvester-mulvaney), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12847] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mulvaney, Harold B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68108054/harold-burdette-mulvaney), none. (Reliability: 2).