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Personal info

Full name
STAMBUK, Jerome Carr
Date of birth
9 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39554989
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wutha-Farnroda, Thuringian Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 15 4

Immediate family

Members
Stephen P. Stambuk (father)
Elizabeth C. Stambuk (mother)
Stephen M. Stambuk (brother)

More information

Pfc Jerome C. Stambuk attended the University of Southern California for two years.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 19 January 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://89infdivww2.org/combat/index.htm, www.newspapers.com - The Los Angeles Times, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Debbie Holloman