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Personal info

Full name
FRANCEK, Stanley Stephen
Date of birth
20 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35912356
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
171st Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 16 16

Immediate family

Members
Mihal M. Francek (father)
Mary (Kolis) Francek (mother)
Anna Francek (sister)
Sophie E. Francek (sister)
Joseph M. Francek (brother)
Andrew J. Francek (brother)
Frank Francek (brother)
John Francek (brother)

More information

Cpl Stanley S. Francek attended John Marshall High School and was employed by Joseph & Feiss Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 26 July 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Kerber Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Ronk1302, http://www.kevinstang.com/171stCECoB.htm