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Personal info

Full name
YANEK, Joseph Stephen
Date of birth
21 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Larksville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lehman, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33458195
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Between Bütgenbach and Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 14 37

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Yanek (father)
Margaret M. Yanek (mother)
Mary Yanek (sister)
Catherine Yanek (sister)
Margaret Yanek (sister)
Maryann Yanek (sister)
George Yanek (brother)
Elizabeth Yanek (sister)
Helen Yanek (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph S. Yanek enlisted on 15 December 1942 at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 15 December 1942. He was a construction worker before he enlisted.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com - Astrid