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Personal info

Full name
BILOWICH, John
Date of birth
16 January 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Butler County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33285480
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 March 1945
Place of death
Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 11

Immediate family

Members
Leon Bilowich (father)
Julia Bilowich (mother)
Martin Bilowich (brother)
Nicholas Bilowich (brother)
Mary Bilowich (sister)

More information

T/5 John Bilowich enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 25 July 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert