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JATROS, George - Date of
birth
7 June 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1585669 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 September 1944 - Place of
death
Wylerbaan, Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
John A. Jatros (father)
Thalia (Lazopoulou) Jatros (mother)
Arthur Jatros (brother)
Evelyn Jatros (sister)
Sophie Jatros (sister)
More information
1st Lt George Jatros enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 29 June 1942.He participated in the invasion of Normandy, France.
The 2nd Battalion patrolled intensively the last nights of September 1944. Right for them was 'Den Heuvel', a small bunch of about 300 m before the front, the Wylerbaan. To prevent an enemy attack, it was necessary to purify the forest of the enemy. For that reason, two combat patrols got the task to expel the enemy. The Germans defended from covered manholes, in which they were safe for exploding grenades. The soldiers cleaned out hole for hole. During the action it rained bullets from machine guns and 20 mm guns. In this action George Jatros lost his life.
One photo shows George Jatros on 17 September 1944, immediately after the airborne landings at Groesbeek, in a ditch along the Wylerbaan.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/ – 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Letter George Jatros
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Joost Claassens, M. Hermans