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COLISHION, Peter Leslie - Date of
birth
18 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33471632 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Crossing the Waal river in Holland
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sam Colishion (father)
Mary (Solop) Colishion (mother)
Marie Colishion (sister)
More information
Pfc Peter L. Colishion enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 28 November 1942.He was already a veteran of the campaigns in Sicily, Italy and Normandy on 6 June 1944.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Ralph Peeters