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MCGILVRAY, George - Date of
birth
4 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35927839 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
William C. McGilvray (father)
Alice (Decker) McGilvray (mother)
Lillian McGilvray (sister)
Margaret McGilvray (sister)
Dorothy (Landphair) McGilvray (wife)
Barbara McGilvray (daughter)
More information
Pvt George McGilvray attended West Technical High School and was employed by the Van der Horst Company.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 29 January 1944.
Pvt McGilvray was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Barbara Fischer, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Cuyahoga County Ohio Marriage Records and Indexes, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S., The Plain Dealer - 3 December 1944