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MC HUGH, John Patrick - Date of
birth
7 December 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33811309 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
341st Infantry Regiment,
86th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Mc Hugh (father)
John Feeney (stepfather)
Mary (Ludden) Mc Hugh (mother)
Margaret Mc Hugh (sister)
Rita Mc Hugh (sister)
Marie C. Mc Hugh (wife)
More information
Pfc John P. Mc Hugh worked as a button maker in a bone factory.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 January 1944.
He worked in an automobile factory before he enlisted.
Both his parents immigrated from Ireland around 1905.
He is remembered at his family's gravestone at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Annabel Winterberg, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil Birth Certificate, 1920/1930/1940 Census, Father's deat certificate, mother's marriage certificate, WWII Draft Cards
http://www.fold3.com/page/2067_wwii_europe/stories/#6837,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mc Hugh Family Grave