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MCLAUGHLIN, Rufus Alexander - Date of
birth
22 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Eastwood, Moore County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42138564 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3415th Quartermaster Truck Company
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
13 December 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carson E. McLaughlin (father)
Thelma (Hodges) McLaughlin (mother)
Bella C. McLaughlin (sister)
Charlie McLaughlin (brother)
Louisa McLaughlin (sister)
Drissie McLaughlin (sister)
Lillie L. McLaughlin (sister)
Lewis A. McLaughlin (brother)
Clarence McLaughlin (brother)
George W. McLaughlin (brother)
Louise D. McLaughlin (wife)
Jessie W. McLaughlin (son)
More information
Pvt Rufus A. McLaughlin was a bellman before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 28 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo, www.ancestry.com - Toniya Newell