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Personal info

Full name
MC LAUGHLIN, Howard Myles
Date of birth
25 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Chautauqua County, New York

Military service

Service number
42021346
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
8 January 1946
Place of death
In the vicinity of Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frank McLaughlin (father)
Helen (Ryan) Mc Laughlin (mother)
Walter Mc Laughlin (brother)
Cynthia (Edler) Mc Laughlin (wife)
Kerry McLaughlin (son)

More information

Pvt Howard M. McLaughlin was employed at Otis Elevator.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Fold 3 - 1946 WWII Casualty Report, ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards for Young Men / New Jersey Birth Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Kerry McLaughlin, www.specialforcesroh.com