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Personal info

Full name
SLACKTA, George Andrew
Date of birth
2 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Hometown
Genesee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36169332
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 24

Immediate family

Members
Mike Slackta (father)
Anna Slackta (mother)
John Slackta (brother)
Steve Slackta (brother)
Elmer Slackta (brother)
Paul Slackta (brother)
Mik Slackta (brother)
Martin Slackta (brother)

More information

Cpl George A. Slackta was an attendant before he enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 2 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Northern High School 1938