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Personal info

Full name
MC GARRY, John Joseph
Date of birth
24 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32592164
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 21 12

Immediate family

Members
John Mc Garry (father)
Bridget Mc Garry (mother)
Catharina Mc Carry (sister)
Rose Mc Garry (sister)
Anne Mc Garry (sister)
Bernard Mc Garry (brother)
Margaret Mc Garry (sister)
Francis Mc Garry (brother)
James Mc Garry (brother)
Patricia Mc Garry (sister)
Mary Mc Garry (sister)

More information

S/Sgt John J. Mc Garry graduated from East Orange High School in 1939. He was employed at Westinghouse Manufacturing Company.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 19 November 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, John M. J. Vrancken, East Orange High School 1939