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Personal info

Full name
ZIELKE, John Joseph
Date of birth
29 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36555883
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 80

Immediate family

Members
John J. Zielke (father)
Lavern (Printz) Zielke (mother)
Joan J. Zielke (sister)
Ananita T. Zielke (sister)
Nellie (Steer) Zielke (wife)

More information

Pfc John J. Zielke was a cleaner by the Dodge Truck before he enlisted.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Clark Family Tree / Michigan Marriage Records / 1940 Census, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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