Lagle, George S.

UNKNOWN - 1945

• Name	Lagle, George S.
  Birth	UNKNOWN  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LAGL.G001
  _FGRAVE	56062144
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry ('Onaway') Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private 1st Class with 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division. Entered combat on January 19, 1945 and participated in the Rhineland and Ardennes campaigns. Killed in action on February 7, 1945 in vicinity of Bech, Luxembourg. Earned The Purple Heart and was eligible for The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, and The WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at the Luxembourg American Cemetery. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900108
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Lagle, George S. (? - 1945)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Lagle, George S. (Unk-1945) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army
  		76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army
  		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
  		Bech, Luxembourg
  Death	7 Feb 1945  [1, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  		Bech, Luxembourg
  Burial	Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg   [1]
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Lagle, George S. (?-1945)
  		Headstone, Lagle, George S.
  Person ID	I43042	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S13368] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Lagle, George S., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56062144/george-s-lagle), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14908] https://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, George S. Lagle (? - 1945), (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900108) (Reliability: 2). [S13356] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PFC George S. Lagle, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040661) (Reliability: 2).