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KARAFA, Steven J - Date of
birth
18 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Munson, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35927341 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Wormeldange, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 82 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Karafa (father)
Julia (Timko) Karafa (mother)
Andrew Karafa (brother)
George Karafa (brother)
Julia Karafa (sister)
Anna Karafa (sister)
Ellen Karafa (sister)
John Karafa Jr. (brother)
More information
Pfc Steven J. Karafa attended East Technical High Schoo and was employed as a welder at the Perfection Stove Company.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 25 January 1944 and was sent overseas in July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, ww.newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 3 March 1945