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HRUBOVCAK, Joseph John Jr - Date of
birth
1 August 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33702003 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
168th Engineer Combat Battalion
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 7 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Hrubovcak (father)
Helen (Kassij) Hrubovcak (mother)
Helen Hrubovcak (sister)
Mary Hrubovcak (sister)
Francis Hrubovcak (brother)
Antoinette (Kusgajuska) Hrubovcak (wife)
Bernadine Hrubovcak (daughter)
More information
T/5 Joseph J.J. Hrubovcak enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 14 September 1943.He was taken Prisoner of War on 21 December 1944 in Sankt-Vith, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge and died in Stalag IV-B.
Both his parents were born in Czechoslovakia.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII POW Data File / Veteran Compensation Aplication File, www.history.army.mil, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 19 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred