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Personal info

Full name
BOREK, Richard William
Date of birth
14 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36289028
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Cleurie, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 28 6

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Borek (father)
Nellie Borek (mother)
Alice Borek (sister)
Eleanore Borek (sister)
Angeline Borek (sister)
Ruth Borek (sister)

More information

Pfc Richard W. Borek attended high school for two years and worked in a machine shop.
He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 10 December 1942.

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 / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy