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Personal info

Full name
HARGUS, William Earl
Date of birth
6 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Romulus, Pottawanie County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Macomb, Pottawanie County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38691007
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William H. Hargus (father)
Cora G. Hargus (mother)
Gene E. Hargus (brother)

More information

Pfc William E. Hargus enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 2 March 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://www.89infdivww2.org/
Photo source: Peter Schouteten