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Personal info

Full name
MARGRO, James
Date of birth
April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Hometown
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38286669
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Near Althorn, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 28 37

Immediate family

Members
John J. Margro (father)

More information

Pvt James Margro enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 20 November 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, http://14thad.org
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