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Personal info

Full name
SALA, George Charles
Date of birth
26 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Burlington County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32187562
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Hontheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 4

Immediate family

Members
Charles J. Sala (father)
Susie M. Sala (mother)
George Sala (brother)
Arlene Sala (sister)
Anita Sala (sister)
Charles J. Sala Jr. (brother)

More information

S/Sgt George C. Sala enlisted in Fort Dix, New Jersey on 10 November 1941.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a metal worker before he enlisted.

S/Sgt George C. Sala was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940/1950 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Brockton High School (Brockton, Massachusetts) 1935