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Personal info

Full name
KANTOOS, Ellis
Date of birth
26 July 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Damascus, Syria
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36781776
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 6 36

Immediate family

Members
Habeeb Kantoos (father)
Helen Kantoos (mother)
Julia Kantoos (sister)
Sam Kantoos (brother)
Anna (Kowalski) Kantoos (wife)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Illinois Marriage Index / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Tari Moore