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Yankura George Thomas “Pete”

Name:
George Thomas “Pete” Yankura
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-15
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania
Plot:
Section 2, Site 251
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George Thomas “Pete” Yankura was born on December 21, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 11, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. George served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on January 15, 1945 in Belgium at the age of 21 and is now buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.