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CHANEY, Harold C "Hal" - Date of
birth
3 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon -
Hometown
Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1322310 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division,
Anti-Tank Platoon
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 April 1945 - Place of
death
Wolfsburgsche Forest, west of Klotze, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Chaney (father)
Bertha D. Chaney (mother)
Estel F. Chaney (sister)
Wayne P. Chaney (brother)
Howard S. Chaney (brother)
Thelma L. Chaney (sister)
More information
1st Lt Harold C. Chaney was an attendant at a filling station before he enlisted in Portland Oregon on 14 October 1942.He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 1 September 1944 and was promoted to 1st Lt on 27 December 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Stephen Rickeard (nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Nadine van Balkom - Steinhauer