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MCCARLEY, John Edwin - Date of
birth
12 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Port Chester, Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1299601 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bonnerue, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
Murdock H. McCarley (father)
Victoria McCarley (mother)
Norma McCarley (sister)
More information
1st Lt John E. McCarley graduated from Port Chester High School and attended Colby College for one year. He was a driver.He enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 25 March 1942. He was sent overseas on 18 October 1944.
On 1 January 1945, L Company lost ten men in Bonnerue.
Together with several other casualties, they were listed as killed in action on 2 January in Bras. This is incorrect but this mistake is most likely caused by the confusion during this period of fierce fighting.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.newspapers.com – Fitchburg Sentinel 2 February 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten