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Personal info

Full name
DURST, George Paul
Date of birth
26 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33667155
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riquewihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 42 10

Immediate family

Members
Frank Durst (father)
Mary Durst (mother)
Peter Durst (brother)
Catherine Durst (sister)
Charles Durst (brother)
Anna Durst (sister)
Margaret Durst (sister)

More information

T/5 George P. Durst attended Perry High School and was employed by the Pittsburgh Cut Wire Company before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 March 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

His brother Peter served in China.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - 27 January 1945