Russell Gifford Mccloy (1914 - abt. 1942)

Biography

Russell was born in 1914. He was the son of Roylance Mccloy and Jane Gifford Maltby.

He lived with his parents and brother William in Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1930.

Russell served in the 2nd World War, enlisting in Washington.

He died on August 12, 1942 from wounds suffered on the heavy cruiser USS Astoria when it was heavily damaged by a Japanese destroyer on August 9 and then sank several hours later during the Battle of Savo Island.

Memorial

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines. PLOT: Tablets of the Missing - Navy^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56784090/russell-gifford-mccloy

• WikiTree profile Mccloy-10 created through the import of Maltby master 08282011.GED on Aug 30, 2011 by Harry Maltby. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Harry and others.

• Source: S125551 Title: Maltby 08282011.FTW Repository: Call Number: Media: Other

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3X-1B7 : accessed 10 April 2019), Russell G Mccloy in household of Roylence R Mccloy, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 205, sheet 53A, line 23, family 350, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2503; FHL microfilm 2,342,237.

Notes

"Lieut-Commander, killed in battle of Coral Sea"