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Personal info

Full name
DEMCHAK, Stephen
Date of birth
27 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Mayfield, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33612735
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 16

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas Demchak (father)
Anna (Sweda) Demchak (mother)
Wasco Demchak (brother)
Rose Demchak (sister)
John Demchak (brother)
Barbara Demchak (sister)
Basil Demchak (brother)
Walter Demchak (brother)
Anthony Demchak (brother)
Joseph Demchak (brother)
Helen Demchak (sister)
Mary Demchak (sister)
Anna Demchak (sister)
Nicholas Demchak (brother)
Sophie (Lasavage) Demchak (wife)
Sonia Demchak (daughter)

More information

Pvt Stephen Demchak was employed by a steam shovel operator in Pottsville.

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 3 November 1943.

His brothers Tony and Wasco also served during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Tribune 8 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet