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Personal info

Full name
SEELY, Eugene Waldo
Date of birth
29 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Carney's Point, Salem County, New Jersey
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33814368
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
Datteln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 11 17

Immediate family

Members
Paul W. Seely (father)
Elizabeth E. (Church) Seely (mother)
Winifred Seely (sister)

More information

Pvt Eugene W. Seely graduated from Junior High School in 1941 and from Upper Darby High School in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania in 1944. He played baseball in both high schools.

He joined the army in August 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944, after six months training.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, WWII Draft Card, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#1 www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Kline Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Lois Angels / Upper Darby High School Yearbook 1944