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Personal info

Full name
MORAVEC, Adolf
Date of birth
2 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37483017
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 8 26

Immediate family

Members
Rudolph Moravec (father)
Marie (Sebek) Moravec (mother)
Anna M. Moravec (sister)
Pauline A. Moravec (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Adolf Moravec was a graduate of South High School and a former employe of the Wilson Packing Company.

He was promoted to Sergeant on 20 July 1944 and lightly wounded in action on 8 August 1944 for which he received a Purple Heart. After recovering, he returned to his unit.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Nebraska State Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet