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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details: Record Id: 3810
War: WWII
Name: David Lynn Cale
Sex: M
Race:
County: Preston
Community: Reedsville
Branch of Service: Navy
Rank: MM
Service Number: 00204637
Date of Death: 1943/01/29
Place of Death: Pacific
Cause of Death: KIA - Ship Sunk
Place of Burial: at sea
Unit: USS Chicago
Date of Birth: 1917/05/07
Place of Birth: Reedsville, WV

Father:

 Jacob S. Cale
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Date Added to Memorial:  Original
Source: WV Vet Mem Application; Infomation submitted by Shermand L. Cale (Brother); http://www.multied.com/NAVY/cruiser/Chicago2.html; Huntington Herald Dispatch 1943/02/10
Notes: Ship was sunk on Jan 29, 1943 and one year later David was declared dead; He is listed on the Manila American Cemeteries Tablets of the Missing.
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