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MCKEAN, Harold Roscoe - Date of
birth
6 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Saint Clair, Franklin County, Missouri -
Hometown
Union, Franklin County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37602777 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
Emberménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luther T. McKean (father)
Leona C. (Edsell) McKean (mother)
Dorsey McKean (brother)
Lola M. McKean (sister)
Floyd C. McKean (brother)
Willard F. McKean (brother)
Anna C. McKean (sister)
Thelma L. McKean (sister)
Virginia McKean (sister)
Betty M. McKean (sister)
James D. McKean (brother)
Evelyn V. (Sterling) McKean (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Harold R. McKean was employed at the American Car before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 18 February 1943. He was sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Evelyn F. Sterling Mc Kean, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McKean Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Steve Rinne, www.newspapers.com – St. Clair Chronicle 14 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Steve Rinne, www.wwiimemorial.com – Evelyn F. Sterling Mc Kean