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Personal info

Full name
BRYCELAND, George Joseph
Date of birth
11 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42117609
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Longeville Les St. Avold, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 27 43

Immediate family

Members
James Bryceland (father)
Elizabeth Bryceland (mother)
William Bryceland (brother)
Elizabeth Bryceland (sister)
James R. Bryceland (brother)

More information

Pfc George J. Bryceland was a chauffeur, employed by the Moutauk Theatre before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 24 April 1944.
He was killed by small arms fire in his thorax.

His two brothers also served during the war.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael V. Drachman, The Herald-News - 8 September 1944