Entered the service from Pennsylvania.

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Trick, J.)

Release No: 19-115 July 11, 2019

WASHINGTON —

Army Pvt. James I. Trick, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 8, 2019.

(Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.)

In late 1944, Trick was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, which was engaged against enemy forces in the Hürtgen Forest, near Germeter, Germany. He reportedly killed by enemy shrapnel on Nov. 4, 1944, while bring supplies for his unit.

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Trick, J.)

Release No: 19-115 July 11, 2019WASHINGTON —Army Pvt. James I. Trick, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 8, 2019.(Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.)In late 1944, Trick was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, which was engaged against enemy forces in the Hürtgen Forest, near Germeter, Germany. He reportedly killed by enemy shrapnel on Nov. 4, 1944, while bring supplies for his unit.

James I. Trick
HOME OF RECORD:
Hughesville, Pennsylvania
Listed as Missing in Action during World War II, James Trick's remained were found decades later and returned to his family for burial in Hughesville, Pennsylvania on September 28, 2019.
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Battalion: 3d Battalion
Division: 28th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 25 (1945)

CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private James I. Trick (ASN: 33873738), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company M, 3d Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 4 November 1944, in Germany. Private Trick's heavy machine gun squad was moving to a new position when the enemy, only 200 yards away, began a determined counterattack, using mortars and artillery most effectively. The small amount of ammunition that has just been move to the new gun position by the machine gun squad was soon exhausted. Private Trick, realizing this difficult situation, and not waiting for orders, ran through the enemy barrage to the ammunition supply point and returned with the desperately needed ammunition. Later, when the other members of his squad failed to go for more ammunition because of the heavy enemy fire, Private Trick bravely set out again. He became missing when returning with the additional ammunition. Through his gallantry, devotion to duty and utter disregard for his own safety Private Trick reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.

He was also awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart