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MC CORKLE, Coy Monroe - Date of
birth
8 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Decatur County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34494902 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Monschau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Coy A. Mc Corkle (father)
May D. (Dunkan) Mc Corkle (mother)
Woodrow Mc Corkle (brother)
James M. Mc Corkle (brother)
Paul C. Mc Corkle (brother)
Franklin D. Mc Corkle (brother)
More information
Sgt Coy M. Mc Corkle was a lumberman before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 22 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Knight Family Tree / Woods Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Julie Marin