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MARKETCH, Steve Charles - Date of
birth
9 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Bentleyville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35300846 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hommerdingen-Mettendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Marketch (father)
Mary Marketch (mother)
John Marketch (brother)
Michael Marketch (brother)
Charles Marketch (brother)
More information
Pvt Steve C. Marketch attended high school for four years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 3 April 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem