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LONCAR, Michael - Date of
birth
26 March 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
McIntyre, Indiana County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Hancock County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15171452 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
9 November 1945 - Place of
death
Kommerscheidt, Hürtgen Forest
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Loncar (father)
Mary Loncar (mother)
Stephanie Loncar (sister)
Mildred Loncar (sister)
More information
Pfc Michael Loncar graduated from Weir High School and attended Bethany and West Liberty College. He worked in a steel mill.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve 31 on July 1942 in Wheeling, West Virginia.
After the company had to withdraw from the town, his comrades did not see him. American Graves Registration Command personnel surveyed the area during the early 1950s and recovered and identified some remains of American soldiers. However, large sections of the forest remained heavily mined, curtailing the search in many areas. Pfc Loncar's remains have not been identified among those recovered.
He was officially declared death one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, Weirton Daily Times, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: DPAA