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WAGNER, James Russell - Date of
birth
7 October 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35046799 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stolberg, Hurtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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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.