George Dewey DURGIN^[1]

1898 - 1945  (46 years)

• Name	George Dewey DURGIN
  Birth	3 May 1898	Washburn, Aroostook, ME   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jan 1945	Near the Wiltz RIver, Luxembourg
  	Cause: KIA
  Burial	Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg
  Person ID	I286403	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Philip Sheridan DURGIN
  Mother	Celestia Amelia GREENLEAF
  Family ID	F115795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Florence SUNDERBERG,   b. 1893, US d. 1923, Worcester, Worcester, MA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1922	Worcester, Washington, VT   [4]
  Children	1. George Dewey DURGIN, Jr.,   b. 29 Jul 1923, Worcester, Worcester, MA d. 15 Dec 1925, Worcester, Worcester, MA (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F115796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Muriel Kathleen SMITH,   b. 21 Oct 1907, Broad Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 May 1999, Millbury, Worcester, MA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1927	Derry, Rockingham, NH   [2]
  Children	1. Ruth Florence DURGIN,   b. 19 May 1928, Worcester, Worcester, MA d. 8 Dec 2004, Boylston, Worcester, MA (Age 76 years)   2. Donald Earl DURGIN,   b. 27 Sep 1929, Worcester, Worcester, MA d. 31 Dec 1998, Spencer, Worcester, MA (Age 69 years)   3. Muriel Kathleen DURGIN,   b. 30 Oct 1931, Worcester, Worcester, MA d. 29 Jun 2011, North Oxford, Worcester, MA (Age 79 years)   4. Joan Miriam DURGIN,   b. 22 Jun 1934, Worcester, Worcester, MA d. 10 Jan 1995, Auburn, Worcester, MA (Age 60 years)   5. Dorothy J. DURGIN   6. Sandra L. DURGIN
  Family ID	F115794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  There is a MA and Social Security death record for him, and his name appears on the family marker in a MA cemetery. However, he is recorded as buried in an American Military Cemetery on Foreign Soil and, at the time of his death, his unit, the 26th Infantry Division, was engaged in heavy combat near the WiItz River in Luxembourg. There is a MA and Social Security death record for him, and his name appears on the family marker in a MA cemetery. However, he is recorded as buried in an American Military Cemetery on Foreign Soil and, at the time of his death, his unit, the 26th Infantry Division, was engaged in heavy combat near the WiItz River in Luxembourg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12273] MA Death Index 1970 - 2003, entry for Muriel (Smith) Durgin. [S12560] NH Vital and Town Records 1637 - 1947. [S12521] ME Birth Records, 1621-1922. [S15709] Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946, First Lutheran Church, Worcester, MA.