James L. Margach

Private First Class James Lewis Margach grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    305th Infantry
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    77th Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in the Philippine Islands

Biography:

James Lewis Margach was born in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on October 28, 1917, to James Jolly Margach and Anna S Kittleson Margach. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 16, 1941, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He was killed in action on January 15, 1945, in the Philippine Islands. Private First Class Margach is buried at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave