Guy family
Sarah McCoy and her first husband had three children: William, Fidelis Charles (1920-1945), and Gerald E. She married John Guy of Negley, Ohio, before 1940; they had three children: Wayne, Betty Jean, and Rosemary. Fidelis C. McCoy enlisted in the United States Army on March 19, 1942, and trained at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia; and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In September 1943, he deployed to Europe with the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Company C, and he served in England, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Fidelis McCoy drowned in France in July 1945.
Gerald E. McCoy also served in the United States Army during the war; after training at Camp Wolters, Texas; Fort Benning, Georgia; and Camp MacKall, North Carolina, he deployed to Europe, where he served in Italy and France with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, Company C. Wayne McCoy was stationed in Japan with the 347th Maintenance Squadron from 1948-1949.
From the guide to the McCoy-Guy family correspondence, 1942-1949, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)
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| creatorOf | McCoy-Guy family correspondence 1942-1949 McCoy-Guy family correspondence | William L. Clements Library |
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| associatedWith | Guy, Sarah. | person |
| associatedWith | Guy, Wayne. | person |
| associatedWith | Guy, Willis. | person |
| associatedWith | Harrington, Hazel. | person |
| associatedWith | Harrington, Sarah Mae. | person |
| associatedWith | Hughes, Ernest. | person |
| associatedWith | McCoy, Fidelis Charles, 1920-1945 | person |
| associatedWith | McCoy, Gerald. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Airborne Engineer Battalion, 326th. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army Air Forces. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Battalion, 551st. | corporateBody |
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| Fort Bragg (N.C.) | |||
| Fort Wolters (Tex.) | |||
| Fort McClellan (Ala.) | |||
| Japan | |||
| Camp MacKall (N.C.) | |||
| Fort Benning (Ga.) | |||
| Camp Claiborne (La.) |
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