Name:
Gus Vellios
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
32616140
Unit:
2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
New York
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Gus Vellios was born in 1922. He enlisted in the Army on November 3, 1942 in New York. Gus 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.