This memorial page is dedicated to Jack Darwin McCune, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Name: McCune
First names: Jack Darwin
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 21 March 1915
Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
Residence: 5151 Hub St, Los Angeles, California
Rank / Occupation: Second Lieutenant
Identity tag: O1016803
Unit: 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armoured Division, HQ Company
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Place of death: Liessel
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California (USA)
Memorial site: –


Additional information

Grave location: Liberty Section, Plot 2031, Space 4

Son of Joseph McCune and Jemima Hazel Hands-McCune

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