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PILWALLIS, Frank J - Date of
birth
30 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13055696 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Longchamps, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Tillie Pilwallis (mother)
Joseph Pilwallis (brother)
William Pilwallis (brother)
John Pilwallis (brother)
Anna T. Pilwallis (sister)
More information
Cpl Frank J. Pilwallis attended high school for 4 years before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 29 January 1942.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Jdean, 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: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Jdean