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MCCUSKER, Andrew A - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32817977 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Grandvillers, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Andrew A. McCusker (father)
Margaret (McCarthy) McCusker (mother)
Eugene J. McCusker (brother)
Christopher McCusker (brother)
Neva McCusker (sister)
More information
Sgt Andrew A. McCusker attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 February 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Eugene J. McCusker, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jeffrey Mark Foster Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy