title: James Megellas
text: James Megellas (March 11, 1917 – April 2, 2020) was a United States Army officer. He commanded a platoon in Company "H" of the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division during World War II.
  
  Megellas was "the most-decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division," having received a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and been nominated for the Medal of Honor.
  
  Megellas died on April 2, 2020 in Colleyville, Texas at the age of 103.
  
  References
  
  Other websites
  James' Official website 
  New 2013 House Bill H.R.2082 for Medal of Honor 
  New 2013 Senate Bill S.993 for Medal of Honor
  'All The Way To Berlin' - Random House
  Interview on All the Way to Berlin at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
  Part 2 of Interview on All the Way to Berlin at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
  
  1917 births
  2020 deaths
  American centenarians
  American military personnel of World War II
  Writers from Wisconsin