Born: June 7, 1916
Killed in Action: June 6, 1944 during the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France.

U.S. Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
116th Infantry Regiment 29st Infantry Division

Prior to entering the service, S/Sgt. Vargo worked at Solvay in Hopewell. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

S/Sgt. Vargo was survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Vargo, six sisters, Annie, Esther, Lilly, Ruth, Alice and Mary, and one brother, William Vargo.

Interment: Normandy American Cemetery, Normandy, France