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HESEK, Francis Joseph "Frank" - Date of
birth
18 January 1910 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31464036 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Daleiden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Hesek (father)
Anna (Vavra) Hesek (mother)
Anna R. Hesek (sister)
Amie R. Hesek (sister)
Helen J. Hesek (sister)
John L. Hesek (brother)
Richard W. Hesek (brother)
Marjorie E. (Gay) Hesek (wife)
Diane Hesek (daughter)
Roberta Hesek (daughter)
More information
Pvt Francis J. Hesek attended high school for one year before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 18 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Diane Hesek & Roberta Hesek Heffron / Helen J. Flynn, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Heffron Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.wwiimemorial.com – Ms Helen J. Flynn