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Personal info

Full name
MC CORMICK, Robert William
Date of birth
11 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33136824
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Rigger
Unit
B Company,
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Beho, Belgium VP7583 to Harze, Belgium VK 5307

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 8 30

Immediate family

Members
Howard E. Mc Cormick (father)
Myrtle B. (Wagner) Mc Cormick (mother)
Margaret L. Mc Cormick (sister)
Helen I. (Seltzer) Mc Cormick (wife)

More information

T/5 Mc Cormick was employed as a brakeman on the Lehigh Valley R.R. prior to his induction on February 2, 1942. He received his basic training at Camp Polk, La. He married the former Helen Seltzer of East Weissport in 1942 while stationed at Fort Benning in Georgia. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal in November, 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call