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MCLAUGHLIN, Basil George - Date of
birth
6 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Valley Folk, Clay County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35136541 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. A. D. McLaughlin (father)
Flora M. (King) McLaughlin (mother)
Josephine McLaughlin (sister)
Lizzie McLaughlin (sister)
Beverly McLaughlin (brother)
Della M. McLaughlin (sister)
Mina McLaughlin (sister)
Nellie V. McLaughlin (sister)
More information
Sgt Basil G. McLaughlin enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 27 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / RS Holcomb Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy