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Personal info

Full name
YUKICH, John Louis
Date of birth
6 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36668478
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 56

Immediate family

Members
George Yukich (father)
Eva (Ruich) Yukich (mother)
Mary E. Yukich (sister)
Joseph Yukich (brother)

More information

Pvt John L. Yukich was employed at the American Ship Building Company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Yukich Family Tree, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery