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Hugh Patrick MCCLAIN

Hugh Patrick MCCLAIN

Male 1917 - 1943  (26 years)

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  • Name Hugh Patrick MCCLAIN 
    Born 19 Oct 1917  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 1939)  [1, 3] 
    ACMM, US Navy, WW II, Pacific Theater (USS Kenmore, Lexington, Enterprise, Russell DD-414) 
    Census 1920  Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Bufflick Creek, Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Died 6 Dec 1943  Eureka, Humboldt Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Cause: automobile accident 
    Buried Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I81912  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2019 

    Father Willard Hector MCCLAIN,   b. 7 Jun 1895, Benson, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1933, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Ann MERTZ,   b. 28 Feb 1890, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1965, Zeising (now Spelter), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F35017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Bufflick Creek, Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: automobile accident - 6 Dec 1943 - Eureka, Humboldt Co, CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    USS_Russell_Destroyer_DD-414_Labeled.bmp    		USS_Russell_Destroyer_DD-414_Labeled.bmp

    Documents
    81912_MCCLAIN_HughPatrick_NotificationOfDeath_WestUnionHerald_9Dec1943.jpg    		81912_MCCLAIN_HughPatrick_NotificationOfDeath_WestUnionHerald_9Dec1943.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    3. [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html).

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S2247] Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990)).