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Personal info

Full name
KAFKA, John V
Date of birth
7 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36660937
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Hill 375 near Schafberg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Kafka (father)
Frances (Snep) Kafka (mother)
Mary Kafka (sister)
Frank J. Kafka (brother)
Rose L. Kafka (sister)

More information

Pfc Kafka attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois.

He joined his unit on 23 July 1944 and he was severely wounded in action on 27 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. He rejoined his unit on 13 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org,
www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Illinois Birth Index

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Proviso East High School Yearbook 1933