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MC CLEARY, Earl R - Date of
birth
13 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
West Virginia -
Hometown
Clendenin, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35432540 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Cherain – Brisy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jason R. Mc Cleary (father)
Maggie L. Mc Cleary (mother)
Flouel B. Mc Cleary (sister)
Lucy H. Mc Cleary (sister)
Anna F. Mc Cleary (sister)
Christine Mc Cleary (sister)
Mary Mc Cleary (sister)
William Mc Cleary (brother)
Maxine Mc Cleary (sister)
John R. Mc Cleary (brother)
More information
T/5 Earl R. Mc Cleary enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 6 June 1942.He was a welder before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Earl Paulson, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://www.tankdestroyer.net/images/stories/ArticlePDFs/703rd_Ops_Rpt_Jan_45-10_pages.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Lisa Woods