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Personal info

Full name
MICHALIK, John Marion
Date of birth
31 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36167836
Rank
Corporal
Function
Gunner
Unit
C Company,
40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
28 August 1944
Place of death
At bridge 1/2 to 1 mile east of Dormans, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Marion Michalik (father)
Ludwyka Michalik (mother)
Mary Michalik (sister)
Katie Michalik (sister)
Joe Michalik (brother)
Rose Michalik (sister)
Teddy Michalik (brother)

More information

Cpl John M. Michalik enlisted on 22 January 1942 at Fort Custer, Michigan.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com