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Personal info

Full name
KRAINIK, Edward
Date of birth
1916
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Lenox, Macomb County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36876407
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Boppard, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 8 15

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Krainik (father)
Elizabeth (Paszkewicz) Krainik (mother)
Mary Krainik (sister)
Wadsworth Krainik (brother)
Olga Krainik (sister)
Helen E. Krainik (sister)
August Krainik (brother)
Lucille (Thomas) Krainik (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mr. August Krainik, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Linda and Susan Harradine Family Tree / Michigan Marriage Records

Photo source: Peter Schouteten