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Personal info

Full name
FLAMIK, George Paul
Date of birth
13 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35764211
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Crossing of the Rur river at Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 11 5

Immediate family

Members
Paul Flamik (father)
Helen Flamik (mother)
Marie L. Flamik (sister)
Paul Flamik (brother)
Richard Flamik (brother)
Virginia Flamik (sister)

More information

S/Sgt George Flamik enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 11 December 1942.

He was promoted to Sergeant on 25 June and to Staff Sergeant on 1 July 1944. He was lightly wounded in action on 15 July 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, David Flamik, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, David Flamik (nephew) via Micheline Bosch