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Personal info

Full name
JACKA, Howard Van
Date of birth
14 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Cromwell, Huntington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Rockhill Furnace, Huntington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33768682
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 10 47

Immediate family

Members
Wilbert S. Jacka (father)
Katharina Jacka (mother)
Viola (Wasson) Jacka (stepmother)
Lorena Jacka (sister)
Carl Jacka (brother)
Rose Jacka (sister)

More information

Pvt Howard V. Jacka attended high school for three years.

He enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 6 July 1944 and was sent overseas in December 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Daily News - 9 March 1945