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John D. Magrath (85-G)

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Call NumberTMD351-2018-4120SummaryFormal portrait of Magrath in uniformPhysical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 26 x 21 cm (10 x 8 inches)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 85th. Company GMagrath, John David, 1924-1945Collection10th Mountain Division RecordsType of MaterialBlack & white photographsPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromTMD351, Box 2, FF 14Original Material Found in CollectionTMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collection; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesOn back of photograph: "313709-NFS Medal of Honor winner, World War II. Magrath, John D. ([Private First Class]). Near Castel d'Aiano, Italy; 10th [Mountain Division]; 14 April 1945. As a scout, he charged headlong into withering fire to kill two Germans and wound three more as he captured a machine gun. With this gun he neutralized two more nests and killed four other enemy. Spotting another German group, he killed two of them and wounded three until he was himself killed by heavy enemy fire."DonorHames, Eugene S. (1920-2006)

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Credit10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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