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STEPKO, Francis Paul - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Somerset County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32595390 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Magdalena Stepko (mother)
Frances Stepko (twin sister)
Anna Krowski (stepsister)
Benjamin Krowski (stepbrother)
Joseph Krowski (stepbrother)
Bertha (Goglas) Stepko (wife)
Francis P. Stepko Jr. (son)
Walter Stepko (son)
More information
Pvt Francis P. Stepko was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey, on 28 November 1942 and trained with the 407th Infantry at Camp Swift, Texas, later transferring to the paratroopers. He completed his paratroop training at Fort Benning, Georgia in August 1943, where he received special training in radio communications and was adjudged one of the best of his class. He went overseas shortly after. He had seen action in Holland and Belgium.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Pvt Stepko had two sons, one 22 months old and the other was born on 20 January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Birth Certificate of son, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery