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Personal info

Full name
DONACIK, Eugene J
Date of birth
14 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Lackawanna, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42112509
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lauterbach-Ludweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 33 10

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Donacik (father)
Rose Donacik (mother)
Florence J. Donacik (sister)
Jerome Donacik (brother)
Alice Donacik (sister)

More information

Pvt Eugene J. Donacik enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 31 March 1944.
He was a repair machinist before he enlisted.

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

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam