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Personal info

Full name
WARGO, John George
Date of birth
28 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31278694
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 18 13

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. Wargo (father)
Anna (Murcko) Wargo (mother)
Michael Wargo (brother)
Steven Wargo (brother)
Agnes T. Wargo (sister)
Rosella K. (Kizevich) Wargo (wife)

More information

Pfc John G. Wargo enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 7 January 1943.
John G. Wargo, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepedity in action against the enemy while serving with the 84th Infantry Division during World War II.
General Orders: Headquarters, 84th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 89 (1945).

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/89/, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet