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Personal info

Full name
EASTMAN, George Thurston
Date of birth
29 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Goderich, Canada
Hometown
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36567658
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Near Walsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 98

Immediate family

Members
Elmer A. Eastman (father)
Roxy Eastman (mother)

More information

Pfc George T. Eastman was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
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