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ZUBECK, Joseph Clements Jr - Date of
birth
21 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36125115 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Olzheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Zubeck (father)
Anna (Okuljar) Zubeck (mother)
Mary A. (Trudeau) Zubeck (sister)
Paul M. Zubeck (brother)
Josephine A. (Hebert) Zubeck (sister)
More information
Joseph C. Zubeck Jr. attended high school for four years and worked in a machine shop.He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 5 August 1941.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, 345th Infantry Regiment History
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, family collection - courtesy of Ingeborg de Kock Joosten