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Personal info

Full name
MC CUEN, Theodore James "Ted"
Date of birth
23 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39329241
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 14 8

Immediate family

Members
James W. Mc Cuen (father)
Irene K. Mc Cuen (mother)

More information

Pfc Theodore J. Mc Cuen graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Oregon State University in the class of 1946 and was employed at Willamette Iron and Steel.

He enlisted in Portland Oregon on 15 March 1943. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at City College in New York City. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – John A. Marshall, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/ – Guus Cremers, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, The Oregon Daily Journal 6 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Ennes Family Tree, Oregon State University Gold Star Project, The Oregon Daily Journal - 6 April 1945