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Personal info

Full name
LACKO, Joseph
Date of birth
31 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32826743
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Schwalmtal-Boisheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 8 17

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Lacko (father)
May Lacko (mother)

More information

Pfc Joseph Lacko graduated from Long Island City High School in 1943.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Long Island City High School, Yearbook 1943