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Personal info

Full name
GAGEN, John Edward
Date of birth
15 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16169182
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 30 19

More information

Pfc John E. Gagen attended college for one year before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 7 December 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

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