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JOHN MARGRIETER |
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Margrieter has a copy of the Friday, Dec. 15, 1944 edition of The
Lead Belt News, which tells of his time in an army hospital in England.
"Pvt. John Margrieter, only son of Dr. and Mrs. J. L.
Margrieter of Flat River, is in an army hospital in England, recuperating from wounds
received on Oct 28 while on voluntary mission with the British in Holland," the
newspaper article began.
"Pvt. Margrieter was evacuated by plane to England, his
parents have been informed. He was wounded in
the left thigh by an armor piercing bullet but no permanent injury is expected."
Margrieter recalls his mother saved the newspaper because it told
of the injury to him, as well as several others, and also contained many other articles
about St. Francois County citizens in the war.