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Personal info

Full name
MAUCK, James Milton
Date of birth
3 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Norfolk, Virginia
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia

Military service

Service number
O1309290
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Jacob M. Mauck (father)
Beulah (Skinner) Mauck (mother)
Josie E. (Hansen) Hauck (wife)
James M. Mauck Jr. (son)

More information

Lt James Milton Mauck graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk and from Roanoke College He was sent overseas in March 1944.

He had been reported wounded in action three times and had returned to active duty in Germany after being confined to a hospital for two months with a broken ancle.

His son was born in Texas on 23 September 1944, while Lt Mauck was in the hospital in England.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal. The citation cited: For gallantry in action in the vicinity of Etrehm, Normandy, France, June 8, 1944. When enemy automatic weapons retarded his company's advance, Lt Mauck courageously led his platoon within close range of the hostile position and so successfully engaged the enemy as to enable another platoon to infilterate to the enemy's rear. The alertness and leadership displayed by Lt Mauck inspired confidence in his men and contributed to completion of his mission.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.newspapers.com - Daily Press / The Freeport Facts, www.ancestry.com - Birth Record / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, www.ancestry.com - Maury High School Yearbook 1938, www.newspapers.com - The Freeport Facts