US PARAS McLaughlin, Howard Myles Paul

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

McLaughlin ​

• FORENAME

Howard Myles Paul ​

• UNIT

513 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

42021346 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

8th January 1945 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Ardennes American Cemetery,Neupre,Belgium Tablets of the Missing ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Chautauqua County,New York​

born 24.1.1924 Newark,New Jersey​

son of Frank and Helen Ryan McLaughlin​

husband of Cynthia (Pearl) (nee Edler) McLaughlin,Buffalo,New York (married February 1944 Buffalo) (son Kerry born 13.12.1944 Buffalo)​

family moved to New York City​

attended George Washington High School​

moved to Buffalo,New York​

joined Canadian Army​

dismissed as under age​

entered service 1942 New Jersey​

graduated parachute training 13.11.1943​

award Bronze Star​

WIA/POW/MIA Belgium​

reported as shot by his German captors​

declared dead 8.1.1946​

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