Samuel W. Magill (# O-1297913)

Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Rank
Platoon
Company
Battalion
Regiment
Division
Decorations 		..
October 8, 1919
1st Lieutenant
I & R
none
none
329th
83rd
Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, ......

World War II hero responsible for the capture of 20,000 Nazi troops

Lt. Sam Magill with his platoon of 24 men, convinced German Major General Erich Elster and his more than 18,000 men to surrender after a late arrival of air power of 16 planes.  Magill promised there would be more if the Germans did not surrender. The Lieutenant and his men escorted the 20,000 armed Germans through 90 miles of the French countryside to the official surrender site.

More about Sam Magill on 83rdinfdivdocs.org

It was an honor to meet and talk with Sam Magill's daughter Lynn Hoch and her son Liam at the banquet of the 71st Annual Reunion, 2017, Cleveland, Ohio

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