Anthony Karlunis

Anthony N Karlunis (1912-1979) - Find A Grave Memorial

WWII Veteran:

U.S. Army, II Corps, 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division, 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Recon Company, Sgt, ASN: 33173516

Tony enlisted in the U.S. Army on 11 March 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland and was selected for tank destroyer training at Camp Hood near Killeen, Texas.

The 105th Anti-tank Battalion was re-designated the 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion on 15 December 1941.

Their paths crossed as the 805th TD BN grew in size. Tony deployed to Tidworth in Wiltshire County, England on 18 August 1942, and then shipped to Algeria and Tunisia to participate in the North African Theatre of Operations from 17 November 1942 through 13 May 1943.

The 805th TD BN would go on to the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations:

Naples-Foggia 9 Sept 1943 - 21 Jan 1944
Rome-Arno 22 Jan 1944 - 9 Sept 1944
North Apennines 10 Sept 1944 - 4 April 1945
Po Valley 5 April 1945 - 8 May 1945

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN:

Tony died on 12 March 1979, and is interred at

Saint Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery

Pringle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.