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Personal info

Full name
PAVELKA, Edward
Date of birth
11 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mikeska, Live Oak County, Texas
Hometown
Live Oak County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38558681
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Raffelsbrand, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 64

Immediate family

Members
August A. Pavelka (father)
Annie Pavelka (mother)
August A. Pavelka (brother)
Joseph F. Pavelka (brother)

More information

Pvt Edward Pavelka worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 11 November 1943.

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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: Peter Schouteten