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Personal info

Full name
WAGNER, James Russell
Date of birth
7 October 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35046799
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stolberg, Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Henry J. Wagner (father)
Martha (Briske) Wagner (mother)
Arnold Wagner (brother)
Elmer J. Wagner (brother)
Edward J. Wagner (brother)
Margaret V. Wagner (sister)
William R. Wagner (brother)
John Wagner (brother)
Marie Wagner (sister)
Henry Wagner (brother)
Densin Wagner (brother)
Eleanore Wagner (sister)
Marilyn Wagner (sister)
Edna M. (Schwartzentrub) Wagner (wife)
James R. Wagner Jr. (son)

More information

Sgt James R. Wagner enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 17 November 1941.
He worked in a furniture factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, James R. Wagner Jr. www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / various family trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, Hans Wijnands - James R. Wagner Jr.