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JAQUISH, George Elvin - Date of
birth
27 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Mainesburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33458864 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
Morhange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 105 |
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Jaquish (father)
Mabel E. (Robbins) Jaquish (mother)
John R. Jaquish (brother)
Elaine J. Jaquish (sister)
Orin W. Jaquish (brother)
William J. Jaquish (brother)
Charlotte R. Jaquish (sister)
Cynthia E. Jaquish (sister)
David F. Jaquish (brother)
More information
Pfc George E. Jaquish graduated from Tunkhannock High School and attended Pennsylvania State College. He was a checker before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 26 December 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his stomach.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / Ward Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Tunkhannock