Sass Peter

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Peter Sass is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Graignes Plaque -101st Airborne Division

Name:

Peter Sass

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

13125064

Unit:

501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-06-07

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint Michael and Saint Andrew Byzantine Cemetery, Fullerton, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Peter Sass was born on June 3, 1922, in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Charles Sass and Helen Wister Sass. Peter had attended Allentown High School.

Peter served in Company B, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 7, 1944, during the Battle of Graignes in France. Pvt Sass is now buried in Saint Michael and Saint Andrew Byzantine Cemetery, Fullerton, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA, and was awarded the Purple Heart.