DOB/DOD: November 26, 1920 (Stamford, CT) – June 18, 1945; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Marjorie “Midgie” Johnson Hyland (1923-1989) in Lomita, California. She remarried in 1949 to William F. Sharpe (1921-1983).CHILDREN: One son, George Jr. (1944-1974)LOCAL ADDRESS: 11 Cottage Street, StamfordENLISTMENT: October 9, 1939, in Denver, ColoradoSERVICE NUMBER: 275640UNIT: Company C, 1st Battalion,Continue reading “GUNNERY SERGEANT GEORGE FRANCIS HYLAND; MARINE CORPS”
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