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Personal info

Full name
SLOBODECKI, Joseph Stanley Jr
Date of birth
28 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Indiana Harbor, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36737589
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
746th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Roetgen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 17

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Slobodecki (father)
Emily Slobodecki (mother)
Anna Slobodecki (sister)

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll8/id/3496/rec/6

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet