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FECZKO, George Edward - Date of
birth
25 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32915590 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hommerdingen-Mettendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Feczko (father)
Helen (Varso) Feczko (mother)
Joseph J. Feczko (brother)
Mary Feczko (sister)
John Feczko (brother)
Andrew Feczko (brother)
Helen T. Feczko (sister)
George E. Feczko (brother)
Irene C. Feczko (sister)
Francis G. Feczko (brother)
Emil Feczko (brother)
Theresa Feczko (sister)
Anne Feczko (sister)
More information
Pvt George E. Feczko attended high school for four years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 17 April 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Feczko Family Tree/ U.S. School Yearbooks, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com