Name:
Clardean Leeroy McElravy
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
39902657
Unit:
363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division
Date of Death:
1944-10-16
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy
Plot:
A
Row:
9
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Clardean Leeroy McElravy, aged 33, was born on May 13, 1911 in Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska. He was the son of John Elmer McElravy and Anna Sophie Wilkey McElravy. Clardean served in the 363rd Infantry, 91st Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on October 16, 1944 during the battle in the area of Ponzalla in Italy and is now buried in the Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy.