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Personal info

Full name
BLATNIK, Joseph Anthony
Date of birth
15 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
New Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33036419
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
629th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Blatnik (father)
Mary (Melakar) Blatnik (mother)
Frank A. Blatnik (brother)
Mary Blatnick (sister)

More information

Sgt Joseph A. Blatnik graduated from Derry Township High School with the class of 1935. Prior to entering the service, he was employed by Westinghouse.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 9 April 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.tankdestroyer.net.com

Photo source: Fred/www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Latrobe Bulletin 24 September 1942