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Personal info

Full name
PERRY, George Robert
Date of birth
4 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31235784
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
Southern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 46

Immediate family

Members
Ross B. Perry (father)
Frances M. Perry (mother)
Ross W. Perry (brother)
Roberta M. Perry (sister)

More information

Pfc George R. Perry enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 23 November 1942.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a machinist before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten