US PARAS McCarey, William Junior

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

McCarey​

• FORENAME

William Junior​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

16007065​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th February 1945​

• AGE

29​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot B, Row 16, Grave 138​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 15.06.1915 Appleton, Outgamie County, Wisconsin, USA​

father William H. McCarey (1886-1947)​

mother Ernestine (nee Bohm) McCarey (1885-1966)​

4 years high school​

1933 graduated Appleton High School​

employed by Atlas Mill, Kimberly-Clark Corporation​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

07.10.1940 entered service Milwaukee, Wisconsin​

training Fort Bragg, North Carolina​

training Fort Benning, Georgia​

KIA Corregidor Island, Philippines​

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