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Personal info

Full name
POKRASKY, Anthony J
Date of birth
26 April 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33705421
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
347th Engineer General Service Regiment
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
17 September 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 13 13

Immediate family

Members
Anton Pokrasky (father)
Veronica Y. (Jusko) Pokrasky (mother)
Joseph J. Pokrasky (brother)
Michael S. Pokrasky (brother)
Frank P. Pokrasky (brother)
Fred B. Pokrasky (brother)
Stanley Pokrasky (brother)
John T. Pokrasky (brother)
James P. Pokrasky (brother)
Paul Pokrasky (brother)

More information

Pfc Anthony J. Pokrasky was employed by the Bell Aircraft Corporation before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 31 December 1943 and was sent overseas in August 1944..

Pfc Pokrasky was killed in a vehicle accident in Belgium.

His brother Michael served in the Pacific. His brother Fred also served.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Courier

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bruce Sanders