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Personal info

Full name
MAAG, Francis M
Date of birth
1 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13004482
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Létricourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 28 52

Immediate family

Members
Francis Maag (father)
Helen (Schwarz) Maag (mother)
Clarence Maag (brother)
Mary K. (Bode) Maag (wife)

More information

Sgt Francis M. Maag attended high school for two years before he joined the Regular Army on 18 July 1940.
He was sent overseas on 1 July 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Robin John Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Len