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| Pvt. Roe McCune served with the 7th Infantry Division on Okinawa. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74093346/roe-m_-mccune https://www.pinterest.com/pin/746964288168484139/?lp=true |
Roe M. McCune never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on April 3, 1919 in Nebraska. His parents Roy and Esther were also born in Nebraska and Missouri, respectively. His father worked as a farm laborer, farmer, and deliveryman. Roe had three younger brothers. By 1940 Roe had completed four years of high school and had married Helen Cubbison. They had two daughters. He worked as a railroad brakeman.
Roe was drafted into the army on June 25, 1944. He became a private in Company I, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He joined the 32nd IR in time to be part of sixty days of fighting in Leyte, Philippines in October to December 1944.
The 7th ID landed on the Okinawa beachhead on April 1, 1945. The initial resistance with light and the Americans made good progress for the first few days. Pvt. McCune was one of the first casualties when he was killed in action on April 3, 1945, his twenty-sixth birthday. The Army would lose more than 4,600 men killed in action by the time the battle was won. Additional losses were suffered by the Marines and Navy.
His grave is at Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska. His widow remarried and died in 2009.
Last year on this date I profiled Iwo Jima Medal of Honor hero Joseph Julian. You can read about Joseph here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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