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MCCARLEY, Gilreath Belton - Date of
birth
21 September 1921 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Holly Grave, Walter County, Alabama -
Hometown
Townley, Walter County, Alabama -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6380208 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
1 December 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles W. McCarley (father)
Hester E. (Speegle) McCarley (mother)
Nellie McCarley (sister)
Milford O. McCarley (brother)
Fred McCarley (brother)
Francis R. McCarley (sister)
Beatrice V. McCarley (sister)
Sterling S. McCarley (sister)
Ruth E. McCarley (sister)
Geraldine McCarley (wife)
More information
Pvt Gilreath B. McCarley was employed by a WPA project in Birmingham, Alabama when he joined the Regular Army on 16 October 1940.He died from a carbon-monoxide gas poisoning.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kathy Franz/ Thomas Welsch