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MC KEE, John Joseph - Date of
birth
26 August 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33310492 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
East of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Mc Kee (father)
Annie (O'Donnell) Mc Kee (mother)
Hugh J. Mc Kee (brother)
Dennis Mc Kee (brother)
Louis C. Mc Kee (brother)
More information
T/5 John J. McKee enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 April 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McKee Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, The Celtic Rabbit, Carman Cellucci, John Cellucc