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MC CARTHY, Albert James - Date of
birth
16 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Albion, Orleans County, New York -
Hometown
Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12129963 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Heinerscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert J. Mc Carthy (father)
Edith B. (Yahnke) Mc Carthy (mother)
Kenneth L. Mc Carthy (brother)
Carl R. Mc Carthy (brother)
Marie E. Mc Carthy (sister)
Jean (Johnson) Mc Carthy (wife)
Kenneth Mc Carthy (son)
More information
Cpl Albert J. Mc Carthy was employed at the Rochester Products Division of the General Motors Corporation before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Rochester, New York on 29 July 1942.He was sent overseas in September 1943 and took part in the invasion of Normandy and Operation Market Garden.
According to German records he was taken prisoner of war after being seriously wounded on 19 December 1944.
He died of a gunshot wound in the head, causing a hemorrage in the left part of the brain.
His remains were found by a medical company at the community cemetery of Heinerscheid, Luxembourg on 26 December 1944. In this town was an American dressing station that was overrun by the Germans.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238601
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle