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BUCHIKOS, Christ J - Date of
birth
2 September 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31256439 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 53 |
Biography
George J. Buchikos (father) Manday F. (Le Claire) Buchikos (mother) Paul G. Buchikos (brother) Louis J. Buchikos (brother) Noble G. Buchikos (brother) Virginia Buchikos (sister) Charles G. Buchikos (brother) James G. Bucikos (brother) Leo G. Buchikos (brother)More information
T/4 Christ J. Buchikos worked in the mills at a shoe shop before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 30 November 1942.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Kathy McDermott, WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, WW2memorial, FindaGrave.com, ancestry.com - 1930 census / Massachusetts Federal Naturalization Records
Photo source: Peter Schouteten