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Personal info

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

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