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Personal info

Full name
LUKACENA, Nicholas
Date of birth
30 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Knox, Jefferson County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35605957
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wermelskirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 17 6

Immediate family

Members
John Lukacena (father)
Helen Lukacena (mother)
Joseph Lukacena (brother)
George Lukacena (brother)
Paul Lukacena (brother)
Nick Lukacena (brother)
Frank Lukacena (brother)
Andrew Lukacena (brother)
John Lukacena (brother)
John Mihalko (foster father)
John Mihalko (foster brother)
Anne Mihalko (foster sister)

More information

Nicholas Lukacena enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 17 March 1943.
Three of his brothers also served. Joseph and Frank Lukacena were both wounded in action. John Lukacena is buried at Normandy American Cemetery.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com The Troy Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Jennifer Allen, www.newspapers.com The Troy Record, Debra Lukacena (niece)