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Technical Sergeant Dewey W McMahen

Name Dewey W McMahen
Rank Technical Sergeant
Army Serial # 38503194
State Arkansas
Date of death 1944-12-19
Plot, Row, Grave A, 5, 39
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, Google Maps
Unit E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks The 331st Casualty Report (page 2, #5) for 1944 lists T/Sgt McMahen twice. Once as a S/Sgt (#5) and once as a T/Sgt (#45). Both listings place him as member of E Co. The morning reports confirm this.

Technical Sergeant McMahen was a member of E Company. The morning report for July 17, 1944 on page 22 and 23 list him joining the unit from the 86th Replacement Battalion on July 18, 1944. Page 51, for July 30, 1944, lists his promotion to Staff Sergeant on July 23, 1944.
Documents - MR E Co, 331st IR, July 17, 1944
- MR E Co, 331st IR, July 17, 1944
- MR E Co, 331st IR, July 30, 1944
Grave Soldier
Dewey W McMahen (38503194) Dewey W McMahen (38503194)


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