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Personal info

Full name
HOLEC, Charles
Date of birth
6 December 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35289587
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 60

Immediate family

Members
Frank Holec (father)
Rose (Haslicek) Holec (mother)
Frank Holec (brother)
Edward Holec (brother)
Helen Holec (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles Holec attended two years of high school before he enlisted in Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio on 25 March 1942.

Member of the 2nd Battalion, 401st GIR which served as the 3rd Battalion of the 325th GIR, 82nd Airborne Division.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Tom Holec, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: Peter Schouteten