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CATHEY, Sam - Date of
birth
22 December 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Gibson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34192168 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
7th Armored Division,
A Troop
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 October 1944 - Place of
death
In a field the Farm "De Witte Hoeve", Hoofstraat
Nederweert, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 3 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
James R. Cathey (father)
Eula L. (Rushing) Cathey (mother)
Charlie Cathey (half brother)
Viola M. Cathey (half sister)
Fannie L. Cathey (half sister)
Preston E. Cathey (brother)
Jack Couch (stepbrother)
More information
In September 1945, the remains of Pvt Sam Cathey were discovered in an isolated grave in a field near the farm "De Witte Hoeve", marked with a wooden cross. It is believed he was killed in that area, together with another member of his unit, who was also buried at the same spot. At the moment of the discovery, Pvt Cathey couldn't be identified and his remains were marked as Unknown T-2319 and evacuated to Margraten.On the basis of a tooth chart a positive identification could be made in May 1947.
He is commemorated on a monument unveiled in Ospel, the Netherlands on 6 November 2019 in memory of the American soldiers who fell during the liberation of the town.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Trees, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 7tharmddiv.org