WWII · Battle Death Record
Francis X. McGraw
Private First Class, U.S. Army · New Jersey
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Francis X. McGraw
- Entered the Service From
- New Jersey
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- November 19, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Their story
Manned his machine gun against repeated assaults in the Hürtgen Forest, holding his position until his ammunition was gone and he was killed. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
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