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Personal info

Full name
MC CAWLEY, Benjamin Holman
Date of birth
27 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Nelson County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
35703980
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Between the villages of Diescherscheid and Oberefferscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 43

Immediate family

Members
Holman Mc Cawley (father)
Dorothy E. (Vance) Mc Cawley (mother)
Margaret A. Mc Cawley (sister)
James A. Mc Cawley (brother)
Stuart I. Mc Cawley (brother)
Joseph P. Mc Cawley (brother)

More information

Benjamin McCawley studied at Harvard university, majoring in Engineering Science.

He enlisted on 8 June 1943, and attended the City College of new York under the Army Specialized Training Program. Later he went to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and trained with the Infantry before going overseas.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook / McCawley Family Tree

Photo source: U.S. School Yearbook, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet