Name:
Sam Cathey
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
34192168
Unit:
87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-10-22
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
Plot
Row:
3
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Sam Cathey was born on 22 December 1914 in Gibson County, Tennessee. He was the son of James R. Cathey.
Pvt Cathey was assigned as Rifleman (Military Occupation Specialty 521, Basic) in Troop A, 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), 7th Armored Division during World War II. His last duty location, where he died, was just north of Noordervaart, north of Hulsen, The Netherlands, on 22 October 1944.
Pvt Cathey is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.