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Personal info

Full name
MARCEK, John
Date of birth
22 February 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36019265
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ingeldorf-Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 9

Immediate family

Members
John Marcek (father)
Anna (Burcak) Marcek (mother)

More information

Pfc John Marcek worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 11 April 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxeAmCem