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Personal info

Full name
MCELROY, Buel Green
Date of birth
27 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado
Hometown
Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37331095
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
Near Hürtgen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 16 21

Immediate family

Members
Emmett L. McElroy (father)
Fay McElroy (mother)
Stanley E. McElroy (brother)
Duane L. McElroy (brother)
Wendell E. McElroy (brother)
Reva N. McElroy (sister)

More information

Pfc Buel G. McElroy was a truck driver with the Telluride Transfer Company before he enlisted for service.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laurette D