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MANTALIS, Gus K - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20630963 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Northeast of Lutrebois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 70 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Mantalis (father)
Zaharo (Karamanos) Mantalis (mother)
Thomas Mantalis (brother)
Marie Mantalis (sister)
Peter Mantalis (brother)
Stella Mantalis (sister)
Steve Mantalis (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Gus K. Mantalis was a filer, grinder, buffer and metal polisher before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 14 January 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press, 13 March 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten