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SSGT James R. McGortey

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SSGT James R. McGortey

Birth
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Dec 1944 (aged 20)
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2, Site #0219
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James R. McGortey served as a Staff Sergeant in the Infantry of the United States Army during World War II.

He served in Company A, 310th U.S. Infantry, 78th Infantry Division, United States Army.

He was a son of William and Margaret McGortey.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 17, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He was killed in action in the Hurtgen Forest, Germany on December 30, 1944.

He was originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 18, 1947.

James R. McGortey served as a Staff Sergeant in the Infantry of the United States Army during World War II.

He served in Company A, 310th U.S. Infantry, 78th Infantry Division, United States Army.

He was a son of William and Margaret McGortey.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 17, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He was killed in action in the Hurtgen Forest, Germany on December 30, 1944.

He was originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 18, 1947.

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JAMES R
McGORTEY
PENNSYLVANIA
STAFF SGT
INFANTRY
WORLD WAR II
DECEMBER 21 1924
DECEMBER 30 1944

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  • Created by: Karl Stelly
  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40816652/james_r-mcgortey: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT James R. McGortey (21 Dec 1924–30 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40816652, citing Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Karl Stelly (contributor 47103588).