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Personal info

Full name
PETREKOVICH, Frederick Joseph
Date of birth
16 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Washington Park, St. Clair County, Illinois
Hometown
St. Clair County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36078041
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
Helmarshausen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 21 10

Immediate family

Members
Barbara C. Petrekovich (mother)
George Petrekovich (brother)


Source of information:
Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://36air-ad.com, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet