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Personal info

Full name
GILIA, Andrew Patrick
Date of birth
10 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32914032
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Hoengen-Warden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 4 10

Immediate family

Members
Alex Gilia (father)
Catherine Gilia (mother)
Anthony Gilia (brother)
Vincent Gilia (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census,
www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Jersey Journal 23 October 1944