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Personal info

Full name
NOWAK, John A
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36019170
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot-Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 27 40

Immediate family

Members
John Nowak (father)
Anna Nowak (mother)
Joseph Nowak (brother)
Casmer Nowak (brother)
Mary Nowak (sister)
Cecilia Nowak (sister)

More information

Pfc John A. Nowak worked as a welder in a machine shop enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 11 April 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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