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Personal info

Full name
CINKER, Theodore Stanley "Ted"
Date of birth
14 October 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
33706686
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 24

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Cinker (father)
Frances M. (Klarczyk) Cinker (mother)
Joseph R. Cinker (brother)
Frank E. Cinker (brother)
Elizabeth Cinker (sister)
Tillie Cinker (sister)
Mary J. (Badamo) Cinker (wife)
Mary F. Cinker (daughter)
Theodore J. Cinker (son)
Mike Cinker (son)

More information

Theodore S. Cinker enlisted at Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania on 12 October 1943. He married Mary Josephine Badamo on 19 October 1941 in Pittsburgh. He was the father of three young children. After his death his mother in law became their gardian.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com