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GALAS, Casimir - Date of
birth
27 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36605968 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Steinebruck-Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 60 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Galas (father)
Mary (Majkowski) Galas (mother)
Theodore Galas (brother)
Stanley Galas (brother)
Wanda Galas (sister)
Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Peterson - Algood Family Tree / Cook County Birth Index, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery