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Personal info

Full name
BEA, George Henry
Date of birth
2 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Barnslay, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Cortesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33816068
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Frommersbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 18

Immediate family

Members
John F. Bea (father)
Mary C. (Barnett) Bea (mother)
Edith Bea (sister)
Freda M. Bea (sister)

More information

Pfc George H. Bea graduated from Oxford Area High School and attended college for one year.
He was employed by the Equitable Life Assurance Co. when he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 6 September 1944.

He was killed by a bullet in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania - Hall of Heroes