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Personal info

Full name
MASAR, Frank
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36583020
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 16 42

Immediate family

Members
David Masar (father)
Francis Masar (mother)
Francis Masar (sister)
Joseph Masar (brother)
Enely Masar (sister)

More information

Pfc Frank Masar was employed by the Chrysler Co. in Detroit.

He enlisted on 18 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Times Herald

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Post 8 American Legion - courtesy of Ed Weichsler