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DORGAN, Francis Xavier - Date of
birth
25 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Bear Valley, Richland County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Sauk County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36289092 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lubine, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Dorgan (father)
Susanna E. (Schmitz) Dorgan (mother)
Edith E. Dorgan (sister)
Veronica A. Dorgan (sister)
Mary M. Dorgan (sister)
Vivian Dorgan (sister)
William J. Dorgan (brother)
Thomas Dorgan (brother)
More information
Sgt Francis X. Dorgan enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 10 December 1942. He trained at Camp Howze, Texas and was sent overseas in October 1944.He is remembered at the Saint Kilians Cemetery, Bear Valley, Richland County, Wisconsin.
His brother William was a prisoner of war in Germany and his brother Thomas was a radioman with the Navy at the time of his death.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-g-by-name.pdf,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, Mactire, Wisconsin State Journal 7 December 1944