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Personal info

Full name
KOSTICK, George John
Date of birth
22 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Dupont, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Scranton, Lackwanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33023486
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Near Riedwihr - Wickerschwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 12 13

Immediate family

Members
George Kostick (father)
Mary (Darkot) Kostick (mother)
Helen Kostick (sister)
John Kostick (brother)
Paul P. Kostick (brother)
Irene Kostick (sister)
Margaret Kostick (sister)

More information

Pvt George J. Kostick attended high school for four years and was a production worker employed by the American Furniture Co. before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 8 April 1941.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 – 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy