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CAVIN, Maurice G - Date of
birth
20 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37617727 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hotton/Soy area, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
George Cavin (father)
Laura L. (Droz) Cavin (mother)
Edward Cavin (brother)
Mildred Cavin (sister)
George Cavin (brother)
More information
His parents was born in Switzerland. His father George Artiste Cavin emigraged to the U.S. on 1 August 1909, his mother Laura (Laure) Lucille Droz on 31 July 1910 and they married on 15 July 1914 in Granite City, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, WWIIMemorial, Archives, Ancestry - Headstone and Interment Record / Naturalization Record of mother, 75thDivision
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch