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Personal info

Full name
NIEMCZURA, John Jr
Date of birth
31 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Campbell, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35235612
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
Mook-Kiekberg, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 2 5

Immediate family

Members
John Niemczura (father)
Victoria Niemczura (mother)
Joseph Niemczura (brother)
Frank Niemczura (brother)
Thaddeus Niemczura (brother)
Walter Niemczura (brother)
Katherine (Martauz) Niemczura (sister)

More information

Pfc John Niemczura Jr. graduated from Campbell Memorial High School in June 1942, and worked for a while at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.

He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 18 August 1943 and trained at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. He was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Youngstown Vindicator Nov 1 1944, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Campbell Memorial High School Yearbook 1946, Youngstown Vindicator Nov 1 1944