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MC LAUGHLIN, Barrett T - Date of
birth
19 November 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37634020 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Bourheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas J. Mc Laughlin (father)
Julia A. Mc Laughlin (mother)
Gloria Mc Laughlin (sister)
Marie Mc Laughlin (sister)
Thos J. Mc Laughlin (brother)
Nancy E. (Henderson) Mc Laughlin (wife)
Nancy M. Mc Laughlin (daughter)
John M. Mc Laughlin (son)
More information
Pfc Barrett T. Mc Laughlin attended Normandy High School in St. Louis, Missouri where he was a halfback of the football team.He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 24 February 1944 and joined his unit from a replacement depot on 20 September 1944.
He is remembered at the Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum at Saint Louis, Missouri.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Dieneke Suijkerbuijk en Peter Moen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jenny Edwards, www.newspapers.com - The St. Louis Star and Times 1934