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MACLAINE, George Masterson - Date of
birth
11 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas -
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20818317 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bruyères, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George L. Maclaine (father)
Ann T. (Masterson) Maclaine (mother)
Mary E. Maclaine (sister)
Jack A. Maclaine (brother)
More information
Sgt George M. Maclaine joined the National Guard In Houston, Texas on 25 November 1940.He was with his squad, picking up ramp mines in the vicinity of Bruyères, France on the morning of 20 October 1944. He and another member of the squad remained with a mine which had been removed, while the others continued on along a road. At about 8.15 hours, as the others were returning to the spot where Sgt Maclaine was waiting, the mine accidentally exploded and both soldiers were instantly killed. The force of the explosion was so violent that the bodies were completely disintegrated and no part of them could be found for burial.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Texas Birth Certificates 1903-1932, www.ancestry.com - neillmaclaine45, https://36th-id.frb.io/, 111thengaar.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / MISTY, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1900-2016 Texas Houston Austin High School 1938