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Personal info

Full name
FAY, Frank John
Date of birth
25 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Gary, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35147995
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hürtgen-Kleinhau, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 37

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Fay (father)
Christina M. (Johnson) Fay (mother)
Russel A. Fay (brother)
Edward Fay (brother)
Thelma Fay (sister)
Elsie Fay (sister)
Lillian Fay (sister)
Violet Fay (sister)
Dorothy Fay (sister)

More information

Pvt Frank J. Fay completed two years at Wirt High School.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 5 July 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten, Nancy Fay-Muzar