George A. Alwine

Company D 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/08/1944

George Anthony Alwine was born in Saxonburg, Butler County, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1923.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Franklin Plate Glass Company
in Butler, Pennsylvania.

He enlisted in the Infantry Branch of the Army of the United States (AUS) on October 20, 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
His home of residence was listed as Butler, Pennsylvania. He had completed one year of High School and
was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Private First Class in Company D
in General Orders No. 14 Headquarters 22nd Infantry dated December 31, 1943
at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

Private First Class Alwine was killed in action in Normandy, France, during 1st Battalion's
attack against the German coastal battery at Crisbecq on June 8, 1944.

Decorations of George A. Alwine

George A. Alwine was buried on June 21, 1944, in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France in Block O Row 6 Grave 113 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot F Row 10 Grave 20

Grave marker for George A. Alwine

Photo by Frogman from the Find A Grave website

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