Name:
Cyril De Vay
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
38171694
Unit:
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-08-23
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
17
Grave:
38
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation
Comments:
De Vay was born in Illinois on June 13 1911 to Lester Vay and Cecilia Kron Vay. On May 20 1942 De Vay entered the U.S. Army at Camp Livingston, Grant Parish, Lousisiana. The Private First Class De Vay was later captured on June 6 1944 after jumping during the Normandy Invasion.