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Personal info

Full name
ROMAN, Eugene C
Date of birth
6 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Tomhicken, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
13100767
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 2 18

Immediate family

Members
Paul Roman (father)
Rose M. Roman (mother)
Paul Roman (brother)

More information

Pfc. Eugene C. Roman attended West Hazleton High School.

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 10 August 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1943. He took part in the invastion of Normandy on 6 June 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jewish Servicemen Card, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Plain Speaker

Photo source: Niek Schoonbrood, www.newspapers.com - The Plain Speaker