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STARICH, John Frank - Date of
birth
12 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1056898 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Starich (father)
Mary (Kiren) Starich (mother)
Anton Starich (brother)
Joseph W. Starich (brother)
Wenzel J. Starich (brother)
Frank J. Starich (brother)
William Starich (brother)
Mary C. Starich (sister)
More information
2nd Lt John F. Starich was employed at the Greenbaum Tanning Company before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 25 September 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S, www.ancestry.com - Lani Bartelt