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BARABAS, John Joseph - Date of
birth
8 June 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36608854 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 December 1945 - Place of
death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph F. Barabasz (father)
Elzbieta (Tatarczvch) Barabasz (mother)
Elizabeth Barabas (sister)
Helen Barabas (sister)
Estelle Barabas (sister)
Jean Barabas (sister)
Frank J Barabas brother)
Julia Barabas (sister)
Sylvia (Novak) Barabas (wife)
Sandra Barabas (daughter)
More information
According to the Morning Report of E Company of 16 December 1944, Cpl Barabas was reported missing in action on 10 December 1944. He was officially declared death more than one year after this date.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Christine Winmill, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / Marriage Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Christine Barabas Winmill