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FIRCHA, John - Date of
birth
13 April 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32453420 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Air Service Group
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
Laon/Athies, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | 60 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Steve Fircha (father)
Mary Vitkovsky Fircha (mother)
Stephen Fircha (brother)
Mary Fircha (sister)
Joseph Fircha (brother)
Michael Fircha (brother)
Nicholas Fircha (brother)
Helen Zemba Fircha (wife)
More information
Sgt John Fircha was employed at the General Motor Company, Linden Division before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 29 July 1942.He was killed by flying metal fragments propelled by an explosion and blast set off in demolition of a damaged airplane hangar at Advanced Landing Ground A-69 in Laon/Athies, France.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
On one phote, he poses with his wife and on another with his father and brothers Joseph and Nicholas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / New Jersey Marriage Index, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Fircha Family collection - courtesy of Debbie Holloman