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Personal info

Full name
CAGLE, George Melton
Date of birth
19 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Prentiss County, Mississippi
Hometown
Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34636747
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
786th Tank Battalion
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Neurath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 26

Immediate family

Members
George W. Cagle (father)
Maggie L. (Duncan) Cagle (mother)
Dayton W. Cagle (brother)
Clyde F. Cagle (brother)
William R. Cagle (brother)
Carrie A. Cagle (sister)
Mauveline Cagle (sister)
Gladys D. Cagle (sister)
Gerald D. Cagle (brother)

More information

Pfc George M. Cagle was killed accidentally by a machine gun in a tank. The guns were supposed to be on lock but this gun wasn't. A soldier reached down into the tank, searching for something and accidentally touched the shooting mechanism of the gun. Apparently, Pfc Cagle was standing in front of the tank when the gun went off and was hit in the head.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 8 March 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 5 August 1948.

On the group photo, Pfc Cagle is standing far left.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Nick Lieten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, Houston Family Tree, www.kilroywashere.org, IDPF

Photo source: http://www.nicksbattlefieldtrips.com/nl/index.php - Nick Lieten, They Speak-The Voices of Henri-Chapelle