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Personal info

Full name
SOVAK, Julius Joseph
Date of birth
22 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Lake County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15013395
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd 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
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 16 11

Immediate family

Members
John Wszolek (father)
Veronica J. (Feikel) Sovak (mother)
Walter S. Sovak (brother)
William J. Sovak (twin brother)
Helen (Howard) Sovak (wife)
Veronika A. Sovak (Daughter)

Source of information: Youngstown Vindicator - 24 October 1944, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Doreen Ruth Schram Family Tree, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Youngstown Vindicator - 24 October 1944