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MC CARTY, Foye Herbert - Date of
birth
15 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Grant County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35736623 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Frechen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 9 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert Mc Carty (father)
Lou E. (Mc Carty) Mc Carty (mother)
George C. Mc Carty (brother)
Perry F. Mc Carty (brother)
Carolyn Mc Carty (wife)
More information
Pfc Foye H. Mc Carty worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 22 November 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / McCann Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Leadr Tribune - 1 April 1945 - courtesy of Frances Shelton