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CHERAN, George - Date of
birth
19 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33084876 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Section Leader -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Ungershausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Cheran (father)
Mary (Eckert) Cheran (mother)
Rade Suica (stepfather)
Stanley Cheran (brother)
John Cheran (brother)
Milan Suica (half brother)
Katherine Suica (half sister)
Helen Suica (half sister)
More information
S/Sgt George Cheran was the owner and director of the Cheran School of Hawaiian Music in the Maloney Bldg before he enlisted at Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 24 June 1941. He was sent overseas in October 1942. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, IDPF, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, William Rowell, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press