Charles R. FAGAN

 

FAGAN Charles R - 121 IR 8 ID

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NUMBER OF SERVICE33171738
AGE27 yo
DATE OF BIRTH24 January 1917 Braddock, Allegheny County
ENLISTMENT STATEPENNSYLVANIA
FAMILY

Parents : Roy C & Agnes Gertrude Lavelle FAGAN

Siblings : Agnes Ruth

RANKPrivate First Class 
FONCTIONInfantry Man 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTUnskilled machine shop and related occupationsPA
DATE of ENLISTEMENT4 March Fort George G Meade MARYLAND
COMPANYCompany
BATTALIONBattalion
REGIMENT  121st Infantry Regiment 
DIVISION  8th Infantry Division 
DATE OF DEATH13 August 1944

FAGAN Charles R - 121 IR 8 ID

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHDinard sector
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Saint James N°3578

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Story of Cemetery Temporary  

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
H122
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

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8th Infantry Division
 
STORY
 Charles Roy Fagan was born January 24, 1917 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He was the first-born child of Roy C Fagan and Agnes G. Lavelle and the brother of Agnes Ruth Fagan Barr. As a child he attended Catholic school and became an eagle scout in the Boy Scouts of America.

He enlisted in the U.S. army in 1942 and trained as a machine gun operator. In 1944 during World War II, he was sent to England and then France as part of the 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division.

On August 6th the 121st infantry began movement by vehicle to Dinard, France. Near Tremereuc, on the following day, it met up with road-blocks and heavy machine gun fire forced the Regiment to leave their trucks and tanks and fight their way forward. Scarcely was the attack underway when the enemy offered even more resistance. From concrete pillboxes, protected by formidable tank obstacles and numerous minefields and barbed wire entanglements, the Germans fought back. Enemy mortar and machine gun fire was severe, and several tanks were encountered. Intense fighting took place to regain contact with the 3rd Battalion, which had been cut off from the rest of the Regiment. For three days there was almost constant shooting, resulting in many casualties, including Roy Fagan, who died on August 13th. He is buried in the Brittany American Cemetery in France. 

FAGAN Charles R - 121 IR 8 ID

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8th  INFANTRY DIVISION - GOLDEN ARROW  

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

1 Jul 1940  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  266
   Casualties/Victimes 13 986

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
8 Jul 1944 Normandy  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Philip B. Peyton (Jun 40 - Dec 40)
Maj. Gen. James P. Marley (Dec 40 - Feb 41)
Maj. Gen. William E. Shedd (Feb 41 - Feb 41)
Maj. Gen. Henry Terrell, Jr. (Mar 41 - Mar 41)
Maj. Gen. James P. Marley (Apr 41 - Jul 42)
Maj. Gen. Paul E. Peabody (Aug 42 - Jan 43)
Maj. Gen. William C. McMahon (Feb 43 - Jul 44)
Maj. Gen. Donald A. Stroh (Jul 44 - Dec 44)
Maj. Gen. William G. Weaver (Dec 44 - Feb 45)
Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore (Feb 45 - Nov 45)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


After training in Ireland the 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 4 July 1944, and entered combat on the 7th. Fighting through the hedgerows, it crossed the Ay River, 26 July, pushed through Rennes, 8 August, and attacked Brest in September. The Crozon Peninsula was cleared, 19 September, and the Division drove across France to Luxembourg, moved to the Hurtgen Forest, 20 November, cleared Hurtgen on the 28th and Brandenburg, 3 December, and pushed on to the Roer. That river was crossed on 23 February 1945, Duren taken on the 25th and the Erft Canal crossed on the 28th. The 8th reached the Rhine near Rodenkirchen, 7 March, and maintained positions along the river near Koln. On 6 April the Division attacked northwest to aid in the destruction of enemy forces in the Ruhr Pocket, and by the 17th had completed its mission. After security duty, the Division, under operational control of the British Second Army, drove across the Elbe, 1 May, and penetrated to Schwerin when the war in Europe ended.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


Après s'être entraîné en Irlande, la 8th Infantry Division débarque à Utah Beach, en Normandie, le 4 juillet 1944, et entre en combat le 7. Traversant les haies, il franchit la rivière Ay, le 26 juillet, traverse Rennes le 8 août et attaque Brest en septembre. La péninsule de Crozon a été défrichée le 19 septembre et la Division a traversé la France jusqu'au Luxembourg, s'est installée dans la forêt de Hurtgen le 20 novembre, a défriché Hurtgen le 28 et Brandebourg le 3 décembre et s'est dirigée vers la Roer. Cette rivière fut franchie le 23 février 1945, Duren fut prise le 25 et le canal Erft traversa le 28. Le 8 a atteint le Rhin près de Rodenkirchen, le 7 mars, et a maintenu des positions le long de la rivière près de Cologne. Le 6 avril, la division attaqua le nord-ouest pour aider à la destruction des forces ennemies dans la poche de la Ruhr. Le 17, elle avait achevé sa mission. Après la sécurité, la Division, sous le contrôle opérationnel de la deuxième armée britannique, traversa l'Elbe le 1er mai et pénétra à Schwerin à la fin de la guerre en Europe.
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