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Personal info

Full name
JURAK, William
Date of birth
31 January 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36903125
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
Near Geich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frank Jurak (father)
Hermina (Bayer) Jurak (mother)
Joseph Jurak (brother)
Lawrence M. Jurak (brother)
William Jurak (brother)
Emil Jurak (brother)
John M. Jurak (brother)
Joseph Jurak (brother)
Frank Jurak (brother)
Victoria Jurak (wife)
Marie J. Jurak (daughter)
William Jurak Jr. (son)

More information

His brother, S/Sgt Joseph Jurak, was killed in action on 6 June 1945 on Okinawa, Japan.

Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1930/1940 Census, www.cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, Nov 1944 thru April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Mary Kay Hammer, www.ancestry.com - courtesy of Kathy McDermott