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Personal info

Full name
MC GEATHY, Earnest Leroy
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36564059
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 13 13

Immediate family

Members
John E. Mc Geathy (father)
Agnes (Burnham) Mc Geathy (mother)
Milton Mc Geathy (brother)
Grant Mc Geathy (brother)
Joyce Mc Geathy (sister)
Mary V. Mc Geathy (sister)
Francis Mc Geathy (brother)
Agnes Mc Geathy (sister)
Alva Mc Geathy (sister)
Charles B. Mc Geathy (brother)
Donald F. Mc Geathy (brother)
Forrest B. Mc Geathy (brother)
Vern Mc Geathy (sister)

More information

Sgt Mc Geathy was inducted into the Army in March, 1941, trained at Fort Custer went overseas in April, 1943. He was stationed in Iceland before going overseas. He was a former employe of Warner Brass foundry in Algonac.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald