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SYLVESTER, Arthur - Date of
birth
16 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13087363 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Camillo Sylvester (father)
Elena (Trilli) Sylvester (mother)
Lewis L. Sylvester (brother)
Diogena Sylvester (sister)
Mary J. Sylvester (sister)
Ardwin Sylvester (brother)
Edna A. Sylvester (sister)
Louise L. Sylvester (sister)
Diana Sylvester (sister)
Perrine (Maggire) Sylvester (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Arthur Sylvester attended high school for four years and was a welder.He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 1 July 1942 and was sent overseas on 26 June 1944.
S/Sgt Sylvester was hospitalized from October 1944 to November for a furuncle at the wrist.
He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Smith Mullendore Family Tree