17th Armored Engineer Battalion in World War 2

17th Engineers during World War Two

Cecil Earle “Buddy” McMahan - Roll of Honor

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Cecil Earle “Buddy” McMahan
Unit: 17 Engr Bn 2nd Armd Div, C.O. of Company A Rank: CaptainBorn: 07/17/1918

Awards and Citations: Purple Heart (unconfirmed)
Enlisted: 05/20/1941
Deceased: 07/27/1944 KIA (Killed in Action)
Location: Le Mesnil-Herman, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Hometown: Tuscumbia, County, Alabama
Army Serial Number: O-415287
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
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