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Personal info

Full name
MAYKO, Andrew
Date of birth
4 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Boswell, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33183540
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 20 25

Immediate family

Members
John Mayko (father)
Sophie Mayko (mother)
John Mayko (brother)
Bill Mayko (brother)
Rudy Mayko (brother)
Sylvia Mayko (sister)
Margaret Mayko (sister)
Livia L. (Hipp) Mayko (wife)

More information

Pfc Andrew Mayko was metal worked, employed by Bethlehem Steel before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 23 April 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Hipp Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Ron Marctto Article from The Johnstown Tribune, Monday, May 7th, 1945