McCafferty, Shirey Jess
- Date of birth:
- July 17th, 1915 (Fort Worth/Texas, United States)
- Date of death:
- December 6th, 1970
- Service number:
- 38 095 067
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
McCafferty entered service at Camp Wolters, Texas on February 12th, 1942. He left for Europe on August 6th, 1942 to arrive there on August 18th, 1942. Shirey McCafferty took part in the fightings in Northern Africa and Italy. He left for the United States again on March 11th, 1945,to arrive there on March 24th. He was honorably discharged at Separation Centre Fort Sam Houston, Texas on June 19th, 1945.
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 4th, 1944
General Orders No.13, Headquarters 21st General Hospital (4 March 1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 473rd Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1944
General Orders No.149, Headquarters 5th Army (10 September 1944).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 473rd Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company A, 1st Battalion, 473rd Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
General Orders No.33, War Department (1945).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Newspaper clipping
- Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
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