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PETRUSKA, John - Date of
birth
3 October 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Miners Mills, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33058990 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germeter, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 41 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mary Petruska (mother)
Ann (Feher) Petruska (sister)
Michael Petruska (brother)
Andrew Petruska (brother)
Mary Petruska (sister)
More information
T/5 John Petruska worked for Wilkes-Barre Lace Company before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 19 May 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Evening News, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Evening News