James L. Margach

Private First Class James Lewis Margach grave marker photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private First Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
305th Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
77th Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

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