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Personal info

Full name
SEDLACEK, Albert F
Date of birth
12 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Schererville, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35838680
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Michelshof, South of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Sedlacek (father)
Anna (Gabion) Sedlacek (mother)
John Sedlacek (brother)
Emma Sedlacek (sister)
Mary Sedlacek (sister)
Joseph Sedlacek (brother)
Margaret Sedlacek (sister)
Andrew Sedlacek (brother)
Loretta K. Sedlacek (wife)

More information

Pvt. Albert F. Sedlacek was a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 12 May 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Indiana Birth Certificates, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Thomas Clark