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KRECZMER, Alexander Francis - Date of
birth
16 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36356924 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Kreczmer (father)
Stella Kreczmer (mother)
Joseph Kreczmer (brother)
Marie Kreczmer (sister)
Stanley Kreczmer (brother)
Albina Kreczmer (sister)
Edmund Kreczmer (brother)
Allie Kreczmer (sister)
Wanda Kreczmer (sister)
Jerome Kreczmer (brother)
Anna Kreczmer (sister)
Matthew J. Kreczmer (brother)
Charles Kreczmer (brother)
Raymond Kreczmer (brother)
Rose Kreczmer (sister)
Frank Kreczmer (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Alexander F. Kreczmer attended Boven High School.He enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 2 July 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Daily Tribune, WWII Draft Cards, 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Debra Greenley, Bowen High School, 1937 yearbook, Judy Kreczmer