Anthony R. Rennie

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/27/1944

Anthony Richard Rennie was born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon on June 4, 1925.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Interstate Freight Lines
in Portland, Oregon.

He was drafted into the Army on July 26, 1943 at Portland, Oregon. His home of residence was listed as
Portland, Oregon. He had completed three years of High School and was single with dependents.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company A as a Staff Sergeant, from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on June 13, 1944.

Staff Sergeant Rennie was killed in France, in the St. Lô area, on July 27, 1944,
during Operation Cobra, the breakout from Normandy.

Decorations of Anthony R. Rennie

Anthony R. Rennie was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
La Cambe Cemetery, Isigny, France and his remains were later returned to the
United States where he was reinterred in Oregon on May 9, 1948.

Burial:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Portland
Multnomah County
Oregon, USA

Grave marker for Anthony Rennie

Photo by JMcL from the Find A Grave website

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