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Personal info

Full name
SIMECHAK, John Joseph
Date of birth
27 September 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35024461
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gröningen-Barby, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 18 14

Immediate family

Members
Caroline Simechak (mother)
Nicholas Simechak (brother)
Michael Simechak (brother)
Daicy Simechak (sister)

More information

T/Sgt John J. Simechak was had been employed at Republic Steel Co.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 16 June 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet