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Personal info

Full name
SOVIN, Frank
Date of birth
26 July 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Osyener, Poland
Hometown
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33056344
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
The Ruhr Pocket, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 5 21

Immediate family

Members
Michael Sovin (father)
Josephine Sovin (mother)
Michael Sovin (brother)

More information

Sgt Frank Sovin was employed by the Hoyt Shaft, Ewen Colliery, Pennsylvania Coal Company.

He enlisted in April 1942 and was sent overseas in January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Tribune 23 April 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Tribune 23 April 1945