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Personal info

Full name
HRONEC, John James
Date of birth
7 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32002822
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 September 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 36

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Hronec (father)
Mary Hronec (mother)
Joseph Hronec (brother)
Michael Hronec (brother)
Margaret Hronec (sister)
Helen Hronec (sister)

More information

Pfc John J. Hronec was a architect before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 22 January 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Frederic Blais