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Personal info

Full name
VASATA, John Michael
Date of birth
18 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32197030
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 1 22

Immediate family

Members
William Vasata (father)
Antoineta Vasata (mother)
Anna Vasata (sister)
William Vasata (brother)
Emily Vasata (sister)

More information

Technician 5th Class John M. Vasata enlisted on 2 February 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet