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Personal info

Full name
MCGARRY, John Francis
Date of birth
22 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35059224
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 11 12

Immediate family

Members
John E. McGarry (father)
Agnes (Higgins) McGarry (mother)
Agnes C. McGarry (sister)
Patrick J. McGarry (brother)

More information

Pvt John F. McGarry attended Glenville High School for two years and was a driver, employed by the Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 15 April 1943.

He died of wounds in his abdomen. The exact date on which he was reported wounded in action and the location where he died is not known.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise McKellam