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Personal info

Full name
DANAJOVITS, Carl F
Date of birth
1 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
42134462
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Near Matzerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 15 23

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Danajovits (father)
Francis (Shinke) Danajovits (mother)
Louis B. Danajovits (brother)
Eleanor A. Danajovits (sister)
Mary E. Danajovits (sister)

More information

Pfc Carl F. Danajovits attended 2 years of high school, worked as a farm hand and was single, without dependents.
He entered the Service from Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 16 May 1944 as a Private.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp, www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.facebook.com - American Battle Monuments Commission, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Roel Rijks