Name:
Austin P. Canavan
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
39543795
Unit:
363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-18
State:
California
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy
Plot:
H
Row:
2
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Austin P. Canavan, aged 24, was born on October 4, 1920 in Greene County, Iowa. He served in the 363rd Infantry, 91st Infantry Division as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died on April 18, 1945 in the battle around the area of Ponzalla in Italy and is now buried in the Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy.