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RUZICKA, Victor Hugo - Date of
birth
16 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Lakewood, Muskegon County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36458293 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Epschenrode Area, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Victor H. Ruzicka (father)
Esther L. (Sweers) Ruzicka (mother)
Jeanne M. Ruzicka (sister)
Ellen (Doyle) Ruzicka (wife)
Victoria Ruzicka (daughter)
More information
U. S. Army 1943 to 1945.Captured five Germans.
Taken prisoner briefly with four other Americans but escaped.
Source of information: Richard Mullally, Newspaper, Jeanne Ruzicka, Jacki Moriarty, Vicki Ruzicka (daughter), www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://36air-ad.com/heroes/serial/36458293
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jeanne Ruzicka