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Personal info

Full name
MC CLEARY, Charles Wilbur
Date of birth
24 December 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33493892
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 18

Immediate family

Members
Charles C. Mc Cleary (father)
Sarah S. Mc Cleary (mother)
Quentin Mc Cleary (brother)
Preston E. Mc Cleary (brother)

More information

T/5 Charles W. Mc Cleary worked on a farm.

He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 8 December 1942 and trained at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi and Camp Maxey, Texas. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Public Opinion - 23 January 1945, 1 February 1945