Name:
Calvin Earl, Jr. McClain
Rank:
Lieutenant
Serial Number:
18153
Unit:
1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
South Carolina
Cemetery:
New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Calvin Earl McClain Jr. was born on November 28, 1918, in Anderson County, South Carolina. He was the son of Calvin Earl McClain Sr. and Oria Bolt McClain.
He served in Company B, 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.