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Personal info

Full name
SYLVIA, Eugene Paul
Date of birth
6 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Tewskbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31429323
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Near Salm River, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 70

More information

Pfc Eugene P. Sylvia enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet