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JANTOSIK, Frank - Date of
birth
26 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
West Leechburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6947757 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd 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
17 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Longchamps, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Jantosik (father)
Anna (Chovanes) Jantosik (mother)
John Jantosik (brother)
Joseph A. Jantosik (brother)
Anna Jantosik (sister)
Flormena Jantosik (sister)
More information
Pfc Frank Jantosik attended Leechburg High School and worked in the manufacturing of electrical machinery before he joined the Regular Army on 10 March 1939.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 / 1930 Census / Daugherty Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten