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Personal info

Full name
MCCAULEY, John Edward
Date of birth
25 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
Hometown
Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35276129
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy-Gérardmer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 26 15

Immediate family

Members
James McCauley (father)
Debbie McCauley (mother)
Mary M. McCauley (sister)
Charles F. McCauley (brother)
Julia R. McCauley (sister)
Catherine L. McCauley (sister)
James M. McCauley (brother)
Josephine McCauley (sister)
Hugh McCauley (brother)

More information

Pvt John E. McCauley attended high school for two years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus Ohio on 17 February 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy