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name
CLYMIRE, John J - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Partage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16011838 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
The field next to the N62, near the crossroads "Five Points"
Baugnez, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Raymond C. Clymire (father)
Pearl (McIlnay) Clymire (mother)
Thelma Clymire (sister)
Rita Clymire (sister)
James Clymire (brother)
Lorraine B. (Miller) Clymire (wife)
John L. Clymire (son)
More information
Pfc Clymire was one of the victims of Malmedy massacre when German SS soldiers of the 1st Panzer Division captured over 100 American soldiers at Baugnez Crossroads outside Malmedy, Belgium, on 17 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and, under orders to take no prisoners, placed them in an open field and then machine gunned them. When the machine guns stopped, the SS went through the field where some victims were still alive and systematically finished them off with pistols at short range leaving 84 soldiers dead when they had finished. Fortunately, when the machine guns first started shooting, a number of soldiers ran and some managed to escape and tell the story of how the Germans had treated the others who had not survived.His name is mentioned on the monument on the opposite side of the road.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Susan Linton - Oakland County Press 10 February 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com McCabe Family Tree / 1920 Census, www.archives.gov, http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/malmedy_massacre.htm, Headstone and Internment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Oakland County Press - 10 February 1945