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Personal info

Full name
DRASBA, Anthony A
Date of birth
25 February 1914
Age
31
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Hudson, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33169429
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Irrel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 83

Immediate family

Members
Frank Drasba (father)
Agnes (Wysocki) Drasba (mother)
Theodore Drasba (brother)
Frank Drasba (brother)
Bartley Drasba (brother)
John Drasba (brother)
Peter Drasba (brother)
Julia Drasba (sister)
Henry Drasba (brother)
Edward Drasba (brother)
Anna Drasba (sister)
Mary Drasba (sister)
Leo Drasba (brother)
Joseph Drasba (brother)
Chester Drasba (brother)
William Drasba (brother)
Mary (Langan) Drasba (wife)

More information

T/5 Anthony A. Drasba enlisted at Fort George Meade, Maryland on 23 February 1942.

He was married to Mary Langan on 21 August 1943 in Scranton, Lackwanna County, Pennsylvania. At that time he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania Marriages 1852-1968 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery