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Personal info

Full name
ZUGEC, Steve
Date of birth
14 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33104072
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 6 4

Immediate family

Members
Gregory Zugec (father)
Catherine ( Jurisevic) Zugec (mother)
Matthew Zugec (brother)
Michael Zugec (brother)
Anna Zugec (sister)
Catharine Zugec (sister)
Barbara Zugec (sister)
George Zugec (brother)

More information

Steve Zugec worked as a carpenter. His father was born in Yugoslavia.

He enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 24 October 1941.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Monty McDaniel, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 21 November 1944