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Personal info

Full name
PANKAN, Joseph Albert
Date of birth
19 March 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Oxford township, Isanti County, Minnesota
Hometown
Isanti County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37597609
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Near Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 9 11

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Pankan (father)

More information

Pfc Joseph A. Pankan enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 16 June 1944.

His parents were born in Germany. According to the 1930 Census, he lived with his uncle and aunt Alice.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Pankan Family via Tony Glavan