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Personal info

Full name
BESTIC, Joseph
Date of birth
19 February 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35289344
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 3 12

Immediate family

Members
John Bestic (father)
Mary (Forester) Bestic (mother)
John Bestic (brother)
Alexander Bestic (brother)
Michael Bestic (brother)

More information

Pfc Bestic worked for the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.

He enlisted at Camp Perry, Ohio on 23 March 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1943. He was a veteran of the North African and Sicilian Campaigns.

Pfc Joseph Bestic had recently returned to duty after recovering from wounds suffered in France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, Terry Hirsch, Youngstown Vindicator Oct 29, 1944, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Sharon Harrison