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Personal info

Full name
MC GUAN, Anthony Benedict
Date of birth
7 October 1907
Age
36
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
10600906
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 September 1944
Place of death
Bois-Bourdon, on the French-Belgian border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 33

Immediate family

Members
Patrick Mc Guan (father)
Catherine (Mc Cafferty) Mc Guan (mother)
Thomas Mc Guan (brother)
John Mc Guan (brother)
Lawrence Mc Guan (brother)

More information

Pfc Anthony B. Mc Guan volunteered for the US Army in 5 February 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years. Both his parents were born in Ireland.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Tuerff Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet