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MC MAHON, Richard Paul "Dick" - Date of
birth
5 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32890635 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William G. Mc Mahon (father)
Edna M. (Morton) Mc Mahon (mother)
William Mc Mahon (brother)
Joan Mc Mahon (sister)
Mary Mc Mahon (sister)
Gerald Mc Mahon (brother)
Martha Mc Mahon (sister)
Sarah L. Mc Mahon (sister)
David Mc Mahon (brother)
More information
Sgt Richard P. Mc Mahon graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1942 where he was a star player on the football team and was head of the track squad.He enlisted in April 1943 and was selected for the ASTP program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When the program was disbanded, he was sent to Camp Forest, Tennessee, where he joined the paratroopers.
Sgt. Mc Mahon's glider had landed safely but a fellow soldier was wounded. When Sgt Mc Mahon called over to him, he was shot by a tank. He was sent to a field hospital but three days later died of an embolism.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Martha Mc Mahon Mc Caffrey