US PARAS McCay, Earl Russell

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

McCay​

• FORENAME

Earl Russell​

• UNIT

509th Parachute Infantry Regiment​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

35561457​

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd February 1944​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Highland Cemetery, North Judson, Indiana, USA. Section 11, Lot 18, Grave A​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 05.12.1920, Hegrish, Illinois, USA​

father Lemuel E. McCay (1893-1985)​

mother Margaret Josephine (nee Bucher) McCay (1918-1977)​

grammar school education​

civil occupation unskilled transportation​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

02.07.1941 draft card Indiana (draft card shows D.O.B. 06.01.1920)​

07.10.1942 entered service Indianapolis, Indiana​

KIA Italy​

​