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Edward Goode McCullough

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Edward Goode McCullough

Birth
Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Death
21 Aug 1953 (aged 29)
Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
B51
Memorial ID
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Edward Goode McCullough enlisted in the Infantry of the United States Army 20 Nov. 1942 at Fort
Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a Private. Edward Goode McCullough was a graduate of
St. John's High School in Darlington, SC. He entered Clemson college and in his sophomore year was
honorably discharged from Clemson to enlist in the Paratroopers. He served with distinction as a medic
in the 501 Paratrooper Infantry Regiment of the 101st Division. He was hospitalized in England for
sometime after being wounded in the Holland Invasion. He rejoined the regiment, just in time to be
rushed with them to the defense of Bastogne, where he again received battle wounds. He saw further
service when the 501 was sent to reinforce the Seventh Army actively engaged in the south of France. He
saw occupation duty at Berchtesgarden and in France. He Returned home and became a member of the
51st Division of the National Guard. Due to the conflicting demands of his business, he withdrew from
the Guard shortly before his death in 1953. He worked for Sear Roebuck Company in Florence, SC.
Edward Goode McCullough enlisted in the Infantry of the United States Army 20 Nov. 1942 at Fort
Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a Private. Edward Goode McCullough was a graduate of
St. John's High School in Darlington, SC. He entered Clemson college and in his sophomore year was
honorably discharged from Clemson to enlist in the Paratroopers. He served with distinction as a medic
in the 501 Paratrooper Infantry Regiment of the 101st Division. He was hospitalized in England for
sometime after being wounded in the Holland Invasion. He rejoined the regiment, just in time to be
rushed with them to the defense of Bastogne, where he again received battle wounds. He saw further
service when the 501 was sent to reinforce the Seventh Army actively engaged in the south of France. He
saw occupation duty at Berchtesgarden and in France. He Returned home and became a member of the
51st Division of the National Guard. Due to the conflicting demands of his business, he withdrew from
the Guard shortly before his death in 1953. He worked for Sear Roebuck Company in Florence, SC.


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