Adopted Graves

Pfc Walter Stanley Slusz

Hq Co, 1st Bn, 329th Infantry Regiment

Walter Slusz was born on February 13, 1911 to Polish immigrants Stanley and Anna Slusz. On June 26, 1941, at age 29, he was drafted into the service and was send overseas as a member of the 329th Infantry Regiment.

Pfc Edwin Harvey Crabtree

C Company, 329th Infantry Regiment

Harvey Crabtree was one of six children born to Millard and Nancy Crabtree. He volunteered for the service on March 10, 1942 and was an original member of the 83rd Infantry Division at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

Pfc Raymond Earl Hayden

Hq Co, 1st Bn, 331st Infantry Regiment

Raymond Hayden was one of ten children to Leon and Margaret Hayden. He entered the service at age 18 in 1943 and joined the 83rd as a replacement in Normandy.

Sgt Charles Thomas King

C Company, 329th Infantry Regiment

Charles King was a father to two children, Robert and Patricia King, when he was sent overseas as part of the 83rd Infantry Division.

Pvt John Thomas DiMauro

E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment

John DiMauro was an 18 year old replacement when he joined E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment on January 2, 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge.

Pvt George Washington Cline Jr.

L Company, 331st Infantry Regiment

George Cline was from Doran, Virginia when he entered the service.

Pvt Frank Silvy Avia Jr.

C Battery, 136th AAA Gun Battalion

As a member of the 136th AAA Gun Battalion, Frank Avia became part of what is known as Operation Antwerp X defending Antwerp against the German V-bombs.