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Personal info

Full name
DE MAY, Marcel Frank
Date of birth
24 May 1909
Age
36
Place of birth
Belgium
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
32673952
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
1 March 1946
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Hugo De May (father)
Amandine De May (mother)
Marceline De May (sister)
Julia (DeSutter) De May (wife)
Joan De May (daughter)

More information

Marcel De May immigrated on 16 May 1914. His familyname was described as De Mey.

He was employed by the Sun Oil Company before he enlisted on 31 December 1942 in Rochester, New York and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Passenger List / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle