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Personal info

Full name
MCAVOY, Francis Lyle
Date of birth
17 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Hometown
Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36897951
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Near Eincheville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 41 33

Immediate family

Members
Daniel L. McAvoy (father)
Lula D. (McDonald) McAvoy (mother)
Julia E. (Bulger) McAvoy (wife)

More information

Pvt Francis L. McAvoy was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / Michigan Marriage records, www.super6th.org
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