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Personal info

Full name
STRACK, Francis William
Date of birth
15 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Malone, Franklin County, New York
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31389973
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 12 7

Immediate family

Members
Edmund R. Strack (father)
Lydia M. (Lamagdelaine) Strack (mother)
Jacob H. Strack (brother)
Irene G. Strack (sister)
Noel A. Strack (brother)
Lillian (Laprade) Strack (wife)

More information

Pfc Francis W. Strack was employed at Leicester Knitting Mills.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 23 August 1943.

The exact date on which he was wounded in action and the location where he died is not known.

At the time of his death his brother Noah served in the Pacific.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/31389973, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com