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Personal info

Full name
CYRUS, Wayne C
Date of birth
20 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York
Hometown
Lawrenceville, Ulster County, New York

Military service

Service number
32853789
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Dorff, Busbach Area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 5 35

Immediate family

Members
Neil W. Cyrus (father)
Doris N. Cyrus (mother)
James H. Cyrus (brother)
Murl L. Cyrus (brother)
Neil Cyrus Jr (brother)
Ronald Cyrus (brother)
Richard Cyrus (brother)
Lee Cyrus (brother)
Larry Cyrus (brother)
Margaret Cyrus (sister)

More information

He entered the service on March 22, 1943.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, New York Postdam Harold, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: Jac Engels, New York Postdam Harold