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Patrick Hugh "Patsy" McGeever

Born about 31 Oct 1894 in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Son of Patrick H McGeever and Catherine (Fee) McGeever

Brother of Joseph McGeever

[children unknown]

Died 23 Jan 1954 at about age 59 in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

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1 Biography
2 Military
3 Research notes
4 Sources

Biography

Patrick was born in 1894. He was the son of Patrick McGeever and Catherine Fee. He served in active duty in World War I and was awarded the Purple Heart.^[1] He passed away in 1954.^[1]

Military

PRIVATE PAT M'GEEVER. ARRIVES FROM FRANCE Private Patrick McGeever, son of Patrick McGeever, of Pike street, who was a member of the 316th infantry, of the 79th division, returned to his home in this city this morning, being invalided back to this country on account of injuries received in the battle of Argonne Forest last September.

McGeever, while with a scouting party, had the misfortune to have both hands hit. The scouting party was detailed to piet some German machine. Shortly after they left their company a machine' Run bullet penetrated McGeev. er's 'left hand', fracturing two of the larger bones. He continued on with the scouting party and' was hit In the right hand with a rifle bullet.

Speaking of when he received the second wound, he says: "I just had a dead aim on a German machine gun operator about fifty - feet - away and about to pull the trigger of the old Colt, when I felt the sting of a bullet." He was also badly gassed and his hearing is affected.

McGeever tells some very interesting tales of the way the boys of the 76th division., were anxious to take German prisoners. He left this city with a draft contingent in April, l!tl.8. and left for France on July 8. Another brother, Joseph, is with the A. E. F. in the army of occupation.

Research notes

Parents marked confident because both are named on death certificate. Death certificate also lists him as "never married."

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.