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Personal info

Full name
ORILLA, John
Date of birth
23 December 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33463055
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
312th Engineer Combat Battalion,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 March 1945
Place of death
Junkerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 3

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Orilla (father)
Anna (Shumbris) Orilla (mother)
Martha Orilla (sister)
Anna Orilla (sister)
Helen Orilla (sister)
Mary Orilla (sister)
Joseph Orilla (brother)
Adolop Orilla (brother)
Della Orilla (sister)

More information

Pfc John Orilla enlisted at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 11 Febuary 1943.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block H, Row 6, Grave 142.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Rex A. Smith, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com