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Personal info

Full name
MCEVEY, Patrick Joseph
Date of birth
29 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32120294
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mittersheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 38 23

Immediate family

Members
John J. Finan (stepbrother)

More information

T/5 Patrick J. McEvey enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 14 May 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1940

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