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SEGAN, Marcus - Date of
birth
25 November 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35923494 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Message Center Clerk -
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Würselen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Segan (father)
Mildred Segan (mother)
Mike Segan (brother)
Mary Segan (sister)
More information
Pvt Marcus Segan graduated from East Technical High School in 1935.He entered the Cleveland Police Department on August 16, 1943 and assigned Badge #312. Less than a month later he joined the Army. He was the first Cleveland police officer to die in World War II.
He enlisted on 8 December 1943 at Cleveland, Ohio. He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 4 September 1944.
When a jeep from the 2nd battalion's communications section, occupied by five 29ers transporting coils of telephone wire, detonated an unseen German mine. The explosion killed four occupants and seriously wounded a fifth. The four dead 29ers were Cpl Wimburne Phinney, Pvt Hairston Cumberland, Pvt Earl Potter, and Pvt Marcus Segan.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, From Brittany to the Reich van Joseph Balkoski, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet