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PAPPAS, Nicholas Louis - Date of
birth
21 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio -
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6991968 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis Pappas (father)
More information
Pvt Nicholas L. Pappas worked in a dairy factory before he enlisted on 17 April 1940.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Yuri Beckers, www.9thinfantrydivision.net