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Personal info

Full name
BIREK, Martin Louis
Date of birth
12 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33400535
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Near Beeck, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Michael Birek (father)
Mary Birek (mother)
John Birek (brother)
Louis Birek (brother)
Joseph Birek (brother)
Stephen J. Birek (brother)
Anthony Birek (brother)

More information

Pfc Martin L. Birek was employed at Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 14 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - A grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Stephen J. Birek