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Personal info

Full name
EVANCHO, Peter
Date of birth
12 June 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Duryea, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33359336
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Scout
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Bad Sachsa, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 7 13

Immediate family

Members
Michael Evancho (father)
Maria Evancho (mother)
Mary Evancho (sister)
John Evancho (brother)
Anna Evancho (sister)
Michael Evancho (brother)
Joseph Evancho (brother)
George Evancho (brother)
Helen Evancho (sister)

More information

Pfc Peter Evancho was a miner before he enlisted at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 21 November 1942.

He is buried next to his brother George.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carol Evancho, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, IPDF, Family, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, De Margraten Boys - Peter Schrijvers, Family, Wilkes Barre Times Leader - The Evening News - 2 May 1945