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Personal info

Full name
HARGUS, John William
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
20813182
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 20 13

Immediate family

Members
Otis L. Hargus (father)
Eula S. (Sutton) Hargus (mother)
Dorothy L. Hargus (sister)

More information

Sgt John W. Hargus was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Shelton.

He was an electrician apprentice at the Coca Cola Co. before he enlisted in Abilene, Texas on 25 November 1940.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record - http://tankdestroyer.net - 771st TDB Unit history, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.myheritage.nl - The Abilene Reporter

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Betty Schultz