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Personal info

Full name
SEROVIK, William John
Date of birth
18 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Dillonvale, Jefferson County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35278578
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 May 1945
Place of death
Near Nassereith, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 11 38

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Serovik (father)
Mary Serovik (mother)

More information

Pfc William J. Serovik was a miner at the Hama Coal Company before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 7 March 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire to the head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
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