Name:
Samuel Kresso
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
6747953
Unit:
313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
B
Row:
16
Grave:
35
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Samuel Kresso was born in Austria. He entered military service in Pennsylvania and served in the 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.