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Personal info

Full name
MCGOVERN, John Anthony
Date of birth
18 December 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
16005604
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 3 4

Immediate family

Members
James McGovern (father)
Mary McGovern (mother)
Mary E. McGovern (sister)
Thomas F. McGovern (brother)
Catherine McGovern (sister)

More information

Sgt John A. McGovern attended high school for one year and was a mechanic and repairman before he joined the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 12 August 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery