Name:
Lambros G. Makris
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
Unit:
2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion
Date of Death:
2004-03-31
State:
California
Cemetery:
Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, California
Plot:
Block 42
Row:
3
Grave:
76
Decoration:
Comments:
Lambros G. Makris was born on April 11, 1916. He was one of the Greek-American volunteers who served in Company C, 2671 Special Reconnaissance Battalion, an OSS operational group. This "Greek Battalion" aided the Greek armed resistance in 1944 in their fight against the occupying and then withdrawing German Army. Lambros died on March 31, 2004 at the age of 87 and is now buried in the Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA.