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SCHURKO, Nicholas Michael - Date of
birth
3 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32459730 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Dorff-Busbach area, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 21 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nicholas Schurko (father)
Suzanne (Stuczka) Schurko (mother)
John Schurko (brother)
Mary Schurko (sister)
Joseph Schurko (brother)
Elizabeth Schurko (sister)
Stella (Procanik) Schurko (wife)
More information
Pfc Nicholas M. Schurko enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 14 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.36air-ad.com/names/serial/32459730, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Carlomagno Family Tree / Arkansas, County Marriages Index / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, Dwight Anderson