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Personal info

Full name
HOVANCAK, Steve Paul
Date of birth
19 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33606526
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Germain, Froidetere and Lemont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 30 13

Immediate family

Members
John Hovancak (father)
Ester Hovancak (mother)
Caroline A. (Tencer) (stepmother)
Carl Hovancak (brother)
John Hovancak (brother)
Joseph Hovancak (brother)
Rudolph Hovancak (brother)
Agnes Hovancak (sister)

More information

Pvt Steve P. Hovancak attended high school for three years and was a student before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 7 June 1943.

He was killed by wounds at his thigh.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / 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