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Personal info

Full name
OLINICK, John
Date of birth
17 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Boothwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
12012713
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
In the Juvelize area, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 102

Immediate family

Members
Kerelo “Carl” Olinick/Oliejnik (father)
Mary (Kuzio) Olinick (mother)
Joseph F. Olinick (brother)

More information

T/4 John Olinick enlisted in Wilmington, Delaware on 9 January 1942.

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

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966

Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times - 10 December 1942