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MEANY, Roy Ambrose - Date of
birth
2 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17143709 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Courtil, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas G. Meany (father)
Sarah L. (Bluhm) Meany (mother)
Donald Meany (brother)
More information
Pfc Roy A. Meany attended college for one year before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Mankato, Minnesota on 30 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 / Minnesota Birth Index / 1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet