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Personal info

Full name
SEMELKA, Henry John
Date of birth
21 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Katernberg, Germany
Hometown
Greenfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33271926
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 August 1944
Place of death
Near Kitzingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 30 11

Immediate family

Members
John A. Semelka (father)
Anna Semelka (mother)
Margaret Semelka (sister)
Eric Semelka (brother)
Hildegarde Semelka (sister)

More information

Sgt Henry J. Semelka was employed at the Erie Malleable Iron Company before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 6 June 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy