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MECKLEY, John Keith - Date of
birth
15 March 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Montour Falls, Schuyler County, New York -
Hometown
Seneca County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32674170 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Weidenau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 15 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
George S. Meckley (father)
Ellen M. (Schick) Meckley (mother)
David A. Meckley (brother)
Walter L. Meckley (brother)
More information
T/5 John K. Meckley graduated from Waterloo High school and was employed at American Can Company in Geneva, New York.He enlisted in Rochester, New York on 2 January 1943.
T/5 Meckley was hit in the face by an enemy artillery shell fragment. He was bandaged by a medic but after a short while died. When he was transported, he did not have his name tag and was not identified. One month later, several statements of army people cornfirmed his identity because they had witnessed his dead.
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 Records / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrace.com - Des Philippet, Arthur Franssen