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Personal info

Full name
WASK, John George
Date of birth
18 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36269425
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 43 23

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Wask (father)
Mary Wask (mother)
Marion Wask (sister)
Sophia Wask (wife)

More information

Sgt John G. Wask was a plumber before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 26 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy