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BARAN, Michael Joseph Jr - Date of
birth
1 September 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Czechoslovakia -
Hometown
Choteau, Teton County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39614941 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 September 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 46 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael J. Baran (father)
Anna (Mikiska) Baran (mother)
John Baran (brother)
Frank Baran (brother)
Ann M. Baran (sister)
Andy Baran (brother)
Nicholas R. Baran (brother)
Magdalene Baran (sister)
George Baran (brother)
More information
Pfc Michael J. Baran Jr. worked on a farm.He enlisted in Butte, Montana on 14 December 1942.
According to the Hospital Admission Card, he was wounded in action in the abdoment.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.
His brother, Frank Baran, is buried at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial of Luxembourg.
The VFW post in Phillips, Wisconsin is named in their honor.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Isabelle Maas - Interpretive Guide Luxemburg American Cemetery, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave - Andy