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MCCULLOUGH, Henry Lee - Date of
birth
16 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18008191 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 20 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry C. McCullough (father)
Alma McCullough (mother)
Vera (Walker) McCullough (wife)
More information
Sgt Henry L. McCullough attended Matagorda High School.Sgt McCullough was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously for heroic achievement in Germany on 5 February 1945. The citation reads in part: On 5 February 1945, Sgt McCullough, as a member of a reconnaissance patrol, crossed the Sure River. Patrolling through Wallendorf, Germany, and into the Siegfried Line the encountered, and after a sharp battle, routed an enemy patrol. After thoroughly reconnoitering the enemy territory and acquiring valuable information Sgt McCullough successfully returned across the river under intense enemy machine gun fire.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Texas County Marriages, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Emmanuel Vincent