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Personal info

Full name
BAMBURAK, Joseph Walter
Date of birth
28 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36041765
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Belmont-Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 32 20

Immediate family

Members
Isidor Bamburak (father)
Catherine (Sikora) Bamburak (mother)
John Bamburak (brother)
Helen Bamburak (sister)
Julia Bamburak (sister)
Caroline Bamburak (sister)
Sophia Bamburak (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph W. Bamburak was employed by the Chicago Athletic Association before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 14 July 1941.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy