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Personal info

Full name
FRISTIK, Henry E
Date of birth
9 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35291661
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 4 31

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Fristik (father)
Pauline M. (Duchak) Fristik (mother)
Joseph A. Fristik (brother)
Pauline Fristik (sister)
John Fristik (brother)
Katherine Fristik (sister)
William R. Fristik (brother)

More information

Pfc Henry E. Fristik Lakewood High School and worked for Brush Manufacturing Company. He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 26 March 1942.

The picture was taken in high school in 1935.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, André Koch, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com,
www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) Page 7 / Ohio Birth Index / Family Tree,
www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Lakewood High School, 1935