Vilga Walter Stanley

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Walter Stanley Vilga is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Walter Stanley Vilga

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

33763996

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-29

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint John Cantius Catholic Church Cemetery, Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Walter Stanley Vilga was born on June 29, 1925, in Scalp Level, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Stanislaw "Stanley" Vilga and Rose Luma Vilga. He served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Sergeant during World War II.

Sgt Vilga was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Saint John Cantius Catholic Church Cemetery, Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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