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MCCALL, John McLaughlin - Date of
birth
31 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31360160 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph D. McCall (father)
Mary S. (McLaughlin) McCall (mother)
Joseph D. McCall Jr. (brother)
Evelyn McCall (sister)
Mary McCall (sister)
Catherine McCall (sister)
Margaret McCall (sister)
Dolores McCall (sister)
More information
T/4 John M. McCall graduated from St. Patrick's High School in 1943 and was clerk to the fire chief at the Watertown Arsenal before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 4 June 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Scouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Dolores McCall, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts 26/28 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery