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Personal info

Full name
SCHARAS, George Henry
Date of birth
24 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia Couny, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33580867
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
30 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 17 36

Immediate family

Members
Arthur Scharas (father)
Florence Scharas (mother)
Hilda Scharas (sister)
Elanor Scharas (sister)
Irvin Scharas (brother)
Doris M. (Arinsberg) Scharas (wife)
Doris Scharas (daughter)

More information

Cpl George H. Scharas enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 30 January 1943.

He attended high school for 3 years and worked in printing and publishing before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Doris M. Chalmers