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PRASEK, Delmar Walter - Date of
birth
31 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Fair Oaks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33417600 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
801st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Honsfeld, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Prasek (father)
Mary Prasek (mother)
Leo Prasek (brother)
Charles Prasek (brother)
Dolores J. (Black) Prasek (wife)
More information
T/5 Delmar W. Prasek enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 29 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1940 Census, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery