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Personal info

Full name
CILLS, George M
Date of birth
18 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
Hometown
Knox County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36699472
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 33

Immediate family

Members
Daniel J. Cills (father)
Ruth O. (Wimmergren) Cills (mother)
John H. Cills (brother)
Caroll Cilles (sister)
Mary E. Cills (sister)
Maxwell A. Cills (brother)
Mary E. (Lynn) Cills (wife)

More information

Pvt George M. Colls was first buried at the American Military Cemetery of Saint James, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Galesburg High School