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MEDVECKY, Peter - Date of
birth
22 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32084228 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
The woods, east of the road between Kleinhau and Brandenburg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Constantine Medvecky (father)
Mary Medvecky (mother)
Michael Medvecky (brother)
Anna Medvecky (sister)
Julia Medvecky (sister)
Nicholas Medvecky (sister)
Mary Medvecky (sister)
More information
Cpl Peter Medvecky attended high school for three years and was a sales clerk.He enlisted in New York City, New York on 3 April 1941.
His father was born in Czechoslovakia and his mother in Austria.
According to the information, provided by the database of ABMC, the date of Cpl Medvecky's death is 1 December 1944. However, according to a War Department Battle Casualty Report, in the possesion of his family, this date was corrected to 27 November 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 13th Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 13th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Dorothy Medvecky Vitale (niece)