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Personal info

Full name
DUICH, John Jr "Johnny"
Date of birth
29 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
North Perry, Lake County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35911783
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Liepvre, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 11 55

Immediate family

Members
John Duich (father)
Josephine Duich (mother)
Marie Magayna (half-sister)
Raymond J. Magayna (half-brother)

More information

Pvt John Duich Jr. graduated from East High School in 1943.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 20 July 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record, 142ndaar-.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Perry High School 1941, 1942, The Plain Dealer - 4 January 1945, East High School 1943