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Personal info

Full name
KUBEIKA, Michael Edward
Date of birth
31 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33483282
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Between Gressenich and Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 37

Immediate family

Members
John Kubeika (father)
Elizabeth Kubeika (mother)
John Kubeika (brother)
Annie Kubeika (sister)
Mary Kubeika (sister)
Veronica Kubeika (sister)

More information

Pfc Michael E. Kubeika enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 27 November 1942.
He attended high school for 2 years and was a miner before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / RCA