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Personal info

Full name
KUCER, John
Date of birth
12 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Corapolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33397651
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chenogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 7 28

Immediate family

Members
Mike Kucer (father)
Mary Kucer (mother)
Martha Kucer (sister)
Mike Kucer (brother)
Julia M. Kucer (wife)

More information

Pfc John Kucer attended high school for two years and was a metal worker before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 28 October 1942.

His brother Mike Kucer Jr. is buried next to him.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson