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Personal info

Full name
BABICH, Michael
Date of birth
18 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32204653
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Best, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 15 9

Immediate family

Members
Adam Babich (father)
Catherine (Chwafzewsky) Babich (mother)
Paul Babich (brother)
John Babich (brother)
Alexander Babich (brother)
Marie J. Babich (sister)
Anna Babich (sister)
Sophie Babich (sister)

More information

Michael Babich enlisted on 23 January 1942 at Fort Dix in New Jersey.

Pfc Michael Babich was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.historyaddict.com/Ike502nd.html , WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten