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Personal info

Full name
JARABEK, John
Date of birth
27 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31469876
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 21 14

Immediate family

Members
Walter Jarabek (father)
Mary (Viader) Jarabek (mother)
Helen Jarabek (sister)
Leora Jarabek (sister)
Bridget Jarabek (sister)
Mary Jarabek (sister)
Stanley Jarabek (brother)
Stella Jarabek (sister)
Nellie Jarabek (sister)
Edward Jarabek (brother)
Joseph Jarabek (brother)
Allen Jarabek (brother)

More information

Pfc John Jarabek was a trucker.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 10 June 194 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Three of his brothers also served: Stanley in Italy, Edward in Germany and Joseph in the Pacific.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fall River Herald News 25 April 1945