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Personal info

Full name
WALACAVAGE, George A "Cowboy"
Date of birth
1 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Shenandaoh, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Connerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13007073
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Near Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 11

Immediate family

Members
George Walacavage (father)
Eva Walacavage (mother)
William Walacavage (brother)
Agnes Walacavage (sister)
Elanor Walacavage (sister)
Alice Walacavage (sister)
Irene Walacavage (sister)
Adolph Walacavage (brother)

More information

Pvt George A. Walacavage joined the Regular Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 26 September 1940.

Before his unit was sent to France, he participated in the African and Italian campaigns.

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 / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, They Speak-Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Republican and Herald 9 October 1944, They Speak-Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery