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Personal info

Full name
NANKO, John Jr
Date of birth
30 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33106329
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Near Erkelenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 6 3

Immediate family

Members
John Nanko Sr. (father)
Helen (Zema) Nanko (mother)
Mary Nanko (sister)
Helen Nanko (sister)
Michael Nanko (brother)
Joseph Nanko (brother)
Stephen Nanko (brother)
Anna Nanko (sister)
William Nanko (brother)
Alexander Nanko (brother)

More information

102nd Ozark Division. John ´Yankee´ Nanko was killed in action in Germany near Erkelenz on the way to the Rhine. His brother Michael (Mike) died also during WWII and is buried at Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Homer V. Wagnon, http://ozarks102id.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com