PVT Samuel August Banaka Veteran

Birth: 5 Aug 1911
Netawaka, Jackson County, Kansas, USA
Death: 12 Jul 1944 (aged 32)
France
Burial: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot: D, Row 12, Grave 28
Memorial ID: 7794575 View Source

US Army World War II Veteran. Born in Kansas, he enlisted on February 9, 1942. Served as a Private with the 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division and was killed in action in France. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. His Brother Private First Class Leslie C. Banaka, US Army was killed in action on February 21, 1945 in Luxembourg.

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7794575/samuel_august-banaka: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Samuel August Banaka (5 Aug 1911–12 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7794575, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Garrett (contributor 46566931).

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PVT Samuel August Banaka VVeteran

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Alta Rosina Banaka Winter

Ethel Irene Banaka Jones

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