George A. Demos

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/08/1944

George Agle Demos was born in Sioux City, Woodbury/Plymouth County, Iowa on July 12, 1921.

He listed his home of residence as Illinois.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Motorola (Galvin Manufacturing Corporation)
in Chicago, Illinois.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

He was assigned as a Private to Company B on June 25, 1944.
He was one of 20 enlisted men assigned to the Company
from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool on that date.

Private Demos was killed in action in France, in the vicinity
of La Maugerie on July 8, 1944.

George A. Demos was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block J Row 2 Grave 25 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 E Row 14 Grave 26

Grave marker for George A. Demos

Photo by Woose from the Find A Grave website

Grave marker for George A. Demos

Photo by Woose from the Find A Grave website

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