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Personal info

Full name
PUSKAR, Steve T
Date of birth
11 October 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Imperial, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33030386
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Near Hottorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 17 15

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Puskar (father)
Bertha (Thomas) Puskar (mother)
James D. Puskar (brother)
William J. Puskar (brother)
Sarah H. Puskar (sister)
Vera L. Puskar (sister)
Dorothy (O'Connell) Puskar (wife)
Pat Puskar (daughter)
Kathleen Puskar (daughter)

More information

T/Sgt Steve T. Puskar enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 18 January 1941 and went overseas in September 1944.

He was reported wounded in action in November 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his unit.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch,www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 -1940 census / Bonnie's Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburg Press, http://www.hobbydog.net - Carl F. Main, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburg Press (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania)