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   James Hoyt McHargue    In memory of our fallen brother

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother"



HHC Company
35th Infantry Regiment
Korean War

"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"
National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Korean Service Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal


The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, James Hoyt McHargue, who died in the service of his country on March 11th, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as Other Causes. At the time of his death James was 19 years of age. He was from Lakemore, Ohio.

The decorations earned by James Hoyt McHargue include: the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: SEOUL AREA

TOWN OR AREA: KWANGDONG-NI

BURIAL LOCATION:ELLET MEMORIAL CEMETERY, AKRON, OH


Comments: Corporal McHargue was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He died of other causes on March 11, 1951 near Kwangdong-ni, South Korea.