Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- 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
Personal info
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