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Personal info

Full name
TOST, George
Date of birth
4 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Cumberland, King County, Washington
Hometown
King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39472138
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
1st Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Lutrebois/Salvacourt/Hollange area, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 7 48

Immediate family

Members
John Tost (father)
Mary Tost (mother)
John Tost (brother)
Charles Tost (brother)
Josephine Tost (sister)
Annie Tost (sister)
Elisabeth Tost (sister)
Jennie Tost (sister)
Jack Tost (brother)
Lois Tost (brother)
Nelly Tost (sister)
Minnie Tost (sister)
Karlesta Tost (sister)
Alice Tost (sister)

More information

Pvt George Tost enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 22 March 1944.

A memorial marker has been placed for Private George Tost at the Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park, Enumclaw, King County, Washington.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index / After Action Report 35th Inf Div January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Roger H. Vertabedjan