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Personal info

Full name
MANGAN, George Joseph
Date of birth
2 December 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33608746
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 6 1

Immediate family

Members
John Mangan (father)
Ella (Juinn) Mangan (mother)
Mary Mangan (sister)
Regina Mangan (sister)

More information

Pvt George Mangan graduated from St. John's High School and was employed by the J.C. Penny Store in Pittston. He also served as assistant chief of the fire department in his hometown.

He enlisted on 22 July 1943 at Wilkes Barres, Pennsylvania. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 9 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Wilkes-Barre Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Times Tribune - 6 December 1944