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Personal info

Full name
MC GREGOR, John Robert
Date of birth
3 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado
Hometown
Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37362203
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Oidtweiler-Schauffenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 9 2

Immediate family

Members
Roselia Mc Gregor (mother)
Leona Mc Gregor (sister)
Sam P. Mc Gregor (brother)
Rose A. (Reid) Mc Gregor (wife)
Richard W. Mc Gregor (son)
Marvin L. Mc Gregor (son)

More information

Pvt John Mc Gregor attended high school for four years and was working in the coal mines.

He enlisted on 28 March 1944 at Fort Logan, Colorado. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 14 October 1944 and was seriously wounded in action on 7 November and died the same day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 US Census /  WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Storiesbehindthestars.org