Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
CANARIS, George - Date of
birth
3 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35925788 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicitiny of Wittlich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Emmanuel Canaris (father)
Diana Canaris (mother)
Stella Canaris (sister)
James Canaris (brother)
More information
Pvt George Canaris attended Lincoln High School.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 8 January 1944. He was sent overseas in January 1945.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Ohio, Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1888-1946
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 8 June 1945