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Personal info

Full name
TYSL, James A
Date of birth
15 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36741161
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
Standdaarbuiten, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 12 51

Immediate family

Members
James G. Tysl (father)
Virginia G. (Benda) Tysl (mother)

More information

Pfc James A. Tysl was graduated from Lindblom High School, attended the University of Illinois until he entered the infantry and attended Rutgers university in New Brunswick, N.J. for six months in the Army Specialized training program before he went overseas in September.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Arjan van Hassel, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.uiaa.org, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.uiaa.org, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune, www.ancestry.com - Lindblom Technical High School Yearbook 1941