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JAKUBKOVIC, Andrew - Date of
birth
5 March 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Czechoslovakia -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36885563 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Eschweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Jakubkovic (father)
Anna (Hurtuk) Jakubkovic (mother)
Paxil Jakubkovic (brother)
John Jakubkovic (brother)
Anna Jakubkovic (sister)
Anna M. (Krempasky) Jakubkovic (wife)
More information
Andrew Jakubkovic was married to Ann Krempasky on 2 August 1939. His family emigrated to the United States on 25 May 1914, sailing with the Kronprinz Wilhelm from Bremen, Germany and arriving in New York on the 3 June 1914.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Marriage Record, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press / Marriage Record / Naturalization Record of father
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Detroit News - 26 February 1945