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Personal info

Full name
GURICH, Nick
Date of birth
10 June 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35025494
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
14th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Near St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 52

Immediate family

Members
Angeline Gurich (mother)
Bob Gurich (brother)
Helen Gurich (sister)
Sandra Gurich (sister)
Robert Gurich (brother)

More information

Pvt Nick Gurich was a bricklayer before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 24 June 1941.

His brother Pfc Robert Gurich died on 8 August 1944 and is buried at Brittany American Cemetery at St. James, France.

Nick Gurich was a year older than his brother.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal