Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
RADICH, Srecko F - Date of
birth
26 February 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Yugoslavia -
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42140374 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Jülich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 20 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Radich (father)
Maria Radich (mother)
Johanna Radich (sister)
Helenam Radich (sister)
Rosarium Radich (sister)
Joe Radich (brother)
Leo Radich (brother)
Nicholas Radich (brother)
Mary (Becica) Radich (wife)
Felix J. Radich (son)
More information
Pfc Srecko Radich and his family came to the United States in 1927 and first lived in Manhattan, New York City.He enlisted on 12 May 1944 at Fort Dix, New York. He joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 30 November 1944 and was promoted to Private First Class on 1 January 1945. He was killed three days before his 25th birthday.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for his action on the day of his death.
A personal story about Pfc Srecko F. Radich can be found in the book "The Last Roll Call: The 29th Infantry Division Victorious, 1945" by Joseph Balkoski, on pages 87-88 - Private Radich ran to the wounded soldier.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.homeofheroes.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - New York Naturalization Records, The book "The Last Roll Call: The 29th Infantry Division Victorious, 1945" by Joseph Balkoski
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michael & Christa Radich (nephew and niece)