Name:
John I. 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:
M
Row:
5
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John I. Kanyo was born on 1914 in New Jersey, USA. John I Kanyo enlisted in the Army on July 31, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey, during World War II. He was 29 years old. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Corporal in the 179th Engineer Combat Battalion. He died on August 23, 1944, was initially buried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.