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Personal info

Full name
SPISAK, John Joseph
Date of birth
28 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Homestead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15320287
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 43

Immediate family

Members
Michael Spisak (father)
Mary Spisak (mother)
Mary Spisak (sister)
Theresa A. Spisak (sister)
Barbara Spisak (sister)
Michael Spisak (brother)
Elizabeth Spisak (sister)
Paul R. Spisak (brother)

More information

Pfc John J. Spisak enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 13 August 1942.
In July 1944 he was shot in the hand and returned to duty. He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Memorial High School, Campbell, Ohio 1936