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Personal info

Full name
MC MASTERS, John Calvin "J.C."
Date of birth
9 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Hometown
Guilford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34895396
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
The woods between Hünningen, Belgium and Ramscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 24

Immediate family

Members
William R. Mc Masters (father)
Eva A. (Peeden) Mc Masters (mother)
William M. Mc Masters (brother)
Juanita T. Mc Masters (sister)
Herbert J. Mc Masters (brother)
Wade M. Mc Masters (brother)

More information

Sgt John C. Mc Masters worked at Cleggs Bakery before he enlisted at Camp Craft, South Carolina on 20 November 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - Greensboro Daily News, North Carolina, www.newspapers.com - Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Hjmctm Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Greensboro Daily News