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JUNEK, Jack R - Date of
birth
2 June 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36811743 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
757th Railway Shop Battalion
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 August 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 17 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward M. Junek (father)
Anna C. (Kachel) Junek (mother)
More information
Jack R. Junek was employed as a machinist apprentice with the Milwaukee Road railway service in Milwaukee before enlisting. His assignment was to repair train engines in France and Central Europe.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, www.honorstates.org,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, https://milwaukeeroadarchives.com - June 1944 magazine,