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Personal info

Full name
SEKERAK, Steve
Date of birth
27 December 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Allison, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33775398
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 37 31

Immediate family

Members
Charles Sekerak (father)
Mary (Stegun) Sekerak (mother)
Nicholas Sekerak (brother)
Mary Sekerak (sister)
Julia Sekerak (sister)
Charles Sekerak (brother)
John Sekerak (brother)
Andrew Sekerak (brother)

More information

Pvt Steve Sekerak attended high school for two years before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 18 March 1944.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Julia, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / Cleveland Families / 1940 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - Julia