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Personal info

Full name
RAPKO, Michael
Date of birth
17 November 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33591228
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack-Schmidt, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 11 10

Immediate family

Members
John Rapko (father)
Anna M. (Kozel) Rapko (mother)
Nicholas Rapko (brother)
John Rapko (brother)
George Rapko (brother)
Marie Rapko (sister)
Doris Rapko (wife)

More information

Pfc Michael Rapko enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 10 March 1943.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, George M. Guise (nephew), 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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet