Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
VILLANO, George J - Date of
birth
4 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42083804 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Boisheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 13 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rocco Villano (father)
Carmella M. (Nordello) Villano (mother)
Anthony M. Villano (brother)
Josephine M. Villano (sister)
Ernest Villano (brother)
Girard Villano (brother)
Veronica Villano (sister)
Kathleen Villano (wife)
More information
Pfc George J. Villano machinist at the RCA plant.He enlisted on 24 July 1944 in Camden, New Jersey and was sent overseas in January 1945.
His brothers Girard and Anthony also served in Europe.
Source of information: Cor van den Burg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org – After Action Report, Courier Post 12 March 1945, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Coert Franssen