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Personal info

Full name
MURGA, John
Date of birth
25 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33146174
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bavay, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 38

Immediate family

Members
Vasil Murga (father)
Mary (Suchy) Murga (mother)
William Murga (brother)
Mary Murga (sister)

More information

Sgt John Murga was a plumber before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 January 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1942 and first participated in the campaign in North Africa and Sicily. On 10 november 1942 he was reported missing in action. It was learned from his comrades that he was behind enemy lines. A few days later, he made it back to the American lines. He also participated in the D-Day landing in Normandy.

His father was born in the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Family collection - courtesy of Emira Mazlout - Interpretive Guide Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery