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Personal info

Full name
MAGUIRE, John Vincent
Date of birth
10 December 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33793442
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
North of Gambsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 14 17

Immediate family

Members
Marion Maguire (father)
Margaret M. (Dorsey) Maguire (mother)
Mary M. Maguire (sister)
Thomas Maguire (brother)
Marion Maguire (sister)
James Maguire (brother)
William Maguire (brother)
Marie C. (Harding) Maguire (wife)
John Macguire (son)

More information

Pfc John V. Maguire attended college for two years and was a policeman before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 August 1943.

He was killed by smalls arms fire in his chest.

His brothers William and Joseph also served in Europe.

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 / 1910 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application File WWII / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy