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NAME John Morris McCoy |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 476268 |
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| UNIT 3″ Artillery Group 6th Defense Battalion |
HOME OF RECORD 120 Vine Street San Antonio, TX |
NEXT OF KIN Wife, Mrs. Claudia McCoy |
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| DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1922 at San Antonio, TX |
ENTERED SERVICE October 9, 1942 at San Diego, CA |
DATE OF LOSS April 21, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Midway Island |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC John M. McCoy served with the 6th Defense Battalion, part of the garrison force stationed on Midway Island in 1943. At about 1500 hours on 21 April 1943, while swimming with his buddies, PFC McCoy disappeared beneath the water’s surface. He never reappeared, and after a fruitless search was reported as drowned. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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