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Personal info

Full name
MAREK, Florian Andrew
Date of birth
3 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33933287
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
North of Heisteren, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 14 5

Immediate family

Members
Paul Marek (father)
Agnes Marek (mother)
Kathryn Marek (sister)
Frank Marek (brother)
Stephen J. Marek (brother)
Mary Marek (sister)
Pauline Marek (sister)
Agnes Marek (sister)
Anna Marek (sister)
John Marek (brother)
Paul J. Marek (brother)
Helen (Tursovsky) Marek (wife)
Lorraine Marek (daughter)
Francis Marek (son)

More information

Pfc Florian A. Marek was a chauffeur before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 11 April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call - 15 February 2011

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet