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Personal info

Full name
KUNTUZOS, James Demitrius
Date of birth
13 December 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O1308523
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Luchem, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 45

Immediate family

Members
John K. Kuntuzos (father)
Emilie (Bensancon) Kuntuzos (mother)
Margaret Kuntuzos (sister)
Helen V. Kuntuzos (sister)
John Kuntuzos (brother)
Sylvia M. (Nelson) Kuntuzos (wife)
James D. Kuntuzos (son)

More information

The father of 1st Lt James D. Kuntuzos was born in Greece, his mother in France.

Lt Kuntuzos attended Campian College. entered the service in May 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ambc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Trees, www.history.army.mil, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star