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MCCAY, Terrence C - Date of
birth
22 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Salem, McCook County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-446774 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Philippsbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles H. McCay (father)
Mary T. McCay (mother)
Mary E. McCay (sister)
Joan E. McCay (sister)
Josephine (Sabers) McCay (wife)
More information
1st Lt Terrence C. McCay graduated from St. Mary High School and the University of South Dakota where he was a member of the ROTC.He was reported wounded in action a first time on 10 September 1943 in Salerno, Italy. He was reported wounded in action a second time on 6 May 1944, sustaining wounds from shrapnel in the forehead and above one knee. He had to recover for five months in a hospital in North Africa.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader, www.ancestry.com - University of South Dakota Yearbook 1942