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Personal info

Full name
SLAMA, George
Date of birth
25 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
17031221
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Near Lunzenau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 37 6

Immediate family

Members
Jake J. Slama (father)
Anna Slama (mother)
Lloyd Slama (brother)
Jerry Slama (brother)
Chester Slama (brother)

More information

Pfc George Slama graduated from Havelock High School. He attended the University of Nebraska for two years.

He joined the Regular Army in Fort Crook, Nebraska on 20 August 1941. He was selected for the ASTP program and sent to the University of Chicago. When this program was disbanded, he was transferred to the infantry and sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://76thdivision.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Lincoln Evening Journal, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Lincoln Evening Journal