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PILWALLIS, Frank Joseph - 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
George Pilwallis (father)
Teofila Pilwallis (mother)
Joseph Pilwallis (brother)
William Pilwallis (brother)
John Pilwallis (brother)
Anna T. Pilwallis (sister)
More information
Cpl Frank J. Pilwallis graduated from Plains High School before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 29 January 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of 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