Tollas William August

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William August Tollas is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

William August Tollas

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

37324208

Unit:

709th Tank Battatlion

Date of Death:

1944-08-26

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

William August Tollas was born on June 27, 1911, in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. He was the son of George August Ferdinand Tollas and Anna Marie Hink Tollas. He served in the 709th Tank Battalion as a Corporal during World War II.

Cpl Thomas was Killed in Action on August 26, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. He also has a cenotaph in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov