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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
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Last Primary NEC
EM-0000-Electrician's Mate
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Electrician's Mate
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Primary Unit
1943-1946, EM-0000, USS Bennett (DD-473)
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Service Years
1943 - 1946
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1924 |
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L. Hanratty -Family
to remember
Hanratty, Francis Joseph, Jr., EM1c.
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Worcester, MA |
Last Address
Auburn, MA
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Date of Passing
Oct 25, 2019 |
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Location of Interment
Massachusetts National Cemetery - Bourne, Massachusetts |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
57 1044 |
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Last Known Activity
Francis J. Hanratty Jr., 95, of Auburn, Massachusetts, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, October 25, 2019.
Fran was born in Worcester, son of Frank and Lilian (Cashman) Hanratty on College Hill. Educated in Worcester schools and at Boys Trade, he was a licensed Master Electrician working for Coghlin Electric and then Wyman-Gordon Company where he retired early as the Chief Electrician of the Millbury and Grafton Plant to take care of his wife Natalie who was in failing health.
Francis was a member of St Joseph's Parish in Auburn and a member of Tin Can Sailors, Wyman-Gordon Pistol Team, and the Wyman Gordon Camping Club. In his later years, he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Schutzenverein Club in Gill, Mass., a group whose members treated him like one of their own even celebrating his 90th birthday as a special event.
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Other Comments:
Service number: 8014534
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