James Megellas, 103-Year-Old WWII Hero, Passes Away

Then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley hosts
Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Megellas at Pentagon
in 2017. (Photo by Sgt. Jamill Ford/Army)

Updated August 1, 2020: This post was originally posted on March 2, 2008.

We are sad to learn that retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel James “Maggie” Megellas, "the most decorated officer in the history of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division," passed away on April 2, 2020 at the age of 103.

Lt. Col. Megellas, of Colleyville, Texas and a Life Member of AHEPA Chapter 369, Madison, Wisconsin, passed away April 2, 2020. He was 103 years old.

Read his amazing story at The National Herald. Here's an excerpt: