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name
STRAKA, Andrew S - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Lorain County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6659103 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Straka (father)
Helen M. Straka (mother)
John Straka (brother)
Mary Straka (sister)
Agnes Straka (sister)
Sue F. (Russell) Straka (wife)
More information
Sgt Andrew S. Straka was a driver before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 October 1940. He was sent overseas in August 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean