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Personal info

Full name
TEREK, Joseph Edward Jr
Date of birth
25 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Gary, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35578406
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Manoncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 26 52

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Terek Sr. (father)
Elizabeth P. (Lickvan) Terek (mother)
Helen M. Terek (sister)
Paul L. Terek (brother)
Pauline B. Terek (sister)
Andrew M. Terek (brother)
Ann M. (Bobal) Terek (wife)
Judith A. Terek (daughter)

More information

Pfc Joseph E. Terek Jr. attended college for two years and worked in the machine shop of CIL Gary Steel Works before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 5 January 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Indiana Birth Certificates / Brenner Bobal Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - ReLyRoTh