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Personal info

Full name
MC COY, Milton Melvin
Date of birth
22 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
North Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
16173468
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 25

Immediate family

Members
A.V. Mc Coy (father)
Hazel (Balson) Mc Coy (mother)

More information

Milton M. Mc Coy graduated from the village high school in 1942 and attended Oshkosh State Teachers College for a year.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in December 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

He was reported wounded in action and died on the same day.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wiimemorial.com,www.ancestry.com- Balson Family Tree

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Balson Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet