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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTIANS, George Stokes
Date of birth
24 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hometown
Hamilton County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34509825
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 February 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 22 40

Immediate family

Members
George W. Christians (father)
Marie L. (Stokes) Christians (mother)
Mary A. Christians (sister)
Barbara J. (Rowe) Christians (wife)

More information

Pfc George S. Christians attended college before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Middleton Family Tree / Powell Family Tree, http://75thdivisiondad.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / 50thAIB