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WEST, Miroslav - Date of
birth
22 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia -
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31168680 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frederick F.J. West (father)
Louise (Pavlik) West (mother)
More information
T/Sgt Miroslav West was employed as a gardener at Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 15 August 1942.
He emigrated to the US on 16 April 1937, arriving on the SS Bremen at New York. At the time of naturalization in 1943, he resided at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, serving with the HQ Detachment, 8th Medical Battlaion.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Tennessee Naturalization Records / Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet