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Personal info

Full name
KORSAK, Benny C
Date of birth
23 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36649641
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Trebur, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 17 13

Immediate family

Members
Steve Korsak (father)
Jenny Korsak (mother)
George Korsak (brother)
Arthur Korsak (brother)

More information

Pfc Benny C. Korsak was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Cook County Birth Index 1916-1935

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