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Avery McGaha

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Avery McGaha

Birth
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death
26 Jan 1983 (aged 57)
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Military Service:WWII

Mother:Pearlie Jackson
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Avery enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 7, 1943 at Ft Oglethorpe Georgia and volunteered for parachutist duty. He was sent to Camp Blanding, Florida where the 508th Parachute infantry Regiment was just forming. He was assigned to the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion. The regiment jumped into Normandy and Holland. He fought in the Battle of The Bulge as well.
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~*~Thank You For Visiting And Leaving A Token. Making Time For This Means So Much To Me. God Bless You~*~
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Military Service:WWII

Mother:Pearlie Jackson
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Avery enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 7, 1943 at Ft Oglethorpe Georgia and volunteered for parachutist duty. He was sent to Camp Blanding, Florida where the 508th Parachute infantry Regiment was just forming. He was assigned to the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion. The regiment jumped into Normandy and Holland. He fought in the Battle of The Bulge as well.
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~*~Thank You For Visiting And Leaving A Token. Making Time For This Means So Much To Me. God Bless You~*~
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