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Personal info

Full name
MC GARITY, Marshall Allen
Date of birth
31 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Hometown
Leflore County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34989247
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Stockheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 14 52

Immediate family

Members
Hubert A. Mc Garity (father)
Jessie (Jennings) Mc Garity (mother)
Opal Mc Garity (sister)
Syble Mc Garity (sister)
Earl Mc Garity (brother)
Iler Mc Garity (wife)

More information

Pfc Marshall A. Mc Garity enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 28 April 1944.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, 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 / 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet