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Personal info

Full name
MC HENRY, Jack Amando
Date of birth
6 February 1905
Age
40
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

Military service

Service number
39840250
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
28 May 1945
Place of death
Dessau, Germany (Mulde River)

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 13 8

More information

Jack A. McHenry worked as an auto mechanic before he enlisted on 19 May 1942 in San Francisco, California.

Pfc McHenry drowned in the Mulde River.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, WWII Draft Cards, Enlistment Records, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, FindaGrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten