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WAUGAMAN, Peter Mcclelland "Clell" - Date of
birth
16 August 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35057210 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division,
B Company
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
23 July 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 58 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ellis M. Waugaman (father)
Daisy O. (Slagle) Waugaman (mother)
Virginia Waugaman (sister)
Joy Waugaman (sister)
Anna Waugaman (sister)
Ila Waugaman (sister)
More information
Pvt Peter M. Waugaman attended Thomas A. Edison Vocational School. He was employed at Republic Steel Company in the Electrical Department.He enlisted on 1 April 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio and was sent overseas in June 1944.
According to a Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, Pvt Waugaman was originally buried at the Frankfurt Mausoleum Cemetery. This must indicate that he was taken prisoner and probably died in a POW camp in the vicinity of Frankfurt, Germany. Further information is not available.
Pvt Waugaman is also listed on the Walls of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 24 August 1944