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Personal info

Full name
DERENCIN, Marijan Phillip Jr
Date of birth
25 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Connellsville Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33018999
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 66

Immediate family

Members
Marijan P. Derencin (father)
Amelia (Albert) Derencin (mother)
Fredrick A. Derencin (brother)
Clifford V. Derencin (brother)
Elliott C. Derencin (brother)
Dorthy B. Derencin (sister)
Florence L. Derencin (sister)
Virginia Derencin (sister)
Thelma E. (Marker) Derencin (wife)

More information

Pfc Marijan P. Derencin Jr. enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 30 April 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a driver before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery