Kanyo John Ignatius

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John Ignatius Kanyo is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers American Cemetery Memorial

Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry American Servicemen Monument

Name:

John Ignatius Kanyo

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

42007330

Unit:

179th Engineers

Date of Death:

1944-08-23

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

John Ignatius Kanyo was born on October 24, 1914, in Hungary. He was the husband of Ruth Dillickrath. He enlisted in the service on July 31, 1943. He served with the 179th Engineer Combat Battalion as a Corporal during World War II.

Cpl Kanyo was Killed in Action on August 23, 1944, during the liberation of Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

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