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Personal info

Full name
NOVAK, Jerislav J "Jerry"
Date of birth
5 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Nebraska
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37737620
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Willershausen near the Werra river, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 16 29

Immediate family

Members
Frank Novak (father)
Dorota (Petrmichl) Novak (mother)
Frank P. Novak (brother)
Johanna “Jennie” Novak (sister)
Mary D. Novak (sister)
Peter Novak (brother)
Frantiska “Francie” Novak (sister)
Rudolf Novak (brother)
Stanley J. Novak (brother)
Ladislav Novak (half brother)

More information

Sgt Jerry Novak enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 21 March 1944.

He was reported wounded in action on 31 March 1945 and died 2 days later of his wounds.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Lieneman Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Records, www.findagrave.com - Omaha World Herald 1945, added by Loren Bender, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender