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SMYK, John - Date of
birth
2 April 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31414454 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
11 May 1945 - Place of
death
Czechoslavakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 19 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter Smyk (father)
Mary (Petruchouicy) Smyk (mother)
Anna Smyk (sister)
Samuel Smyk (brother)
Michael Smyk (brother)
Steve Smyk (brother)
More information
Pfc John Smyk attended Glastonbury High School for four years before he enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 13 October 1944. He was sent overseas in April 1945.
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 / 1930 Census / Cleary Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Hartford Courant 30 May 1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Glastonbury Connecticut