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KUSH, Michael - Date of
birth
4 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Warren County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32603715 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Kush (father)
Julia Kush (mother)
Nicholas Kush (brother)
Mary Kush (sister)
Anne Kush (sister)
Peter Kush (brother)
Elizabeth Kush (sister)
More information
Pfc Michael Kush worked on a farm before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 30 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Joseph J. Luckasz, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate