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Personal info

Full name
BANIK, John
Date of birth
15 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Hometown
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York

Military service

Service number
20233643
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
634th Field Artillery Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 19 22

Immediate family

Members
John Banik (father)
Stefania Banik (mother)
Michael Banik (brother)
William J. Banik (brother)
Margaret Banik (sister)
Irene Banik (sister)
Josephine (Wojciechowski) Banik (wife)

More information

T/5 John Banik was a mechanic and repairman before he joined the National Guard in Poughkeepsie, New York on 29 October 1941. He was sent overseas on 5 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jablonski Mengel Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census / New York State Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - Poughkeepsie Journal 28 April 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Poughkeepsie Journal 28 April 1945