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Personal info

Full name
GREGOVICH, John William
Date of birth
21 February 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Butler, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Butler, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36252749
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
Surgical Technician
Unit
Medical Detachment,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
Dieulouard, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 14

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Gregovich (father)
Rose J. (Naystadt) Gregovich (mother)
August Gregovich (brother)
Thomas Gregovich (brother)
George Gregovich (brother)
Catherine Gregovich (sister)
Laverne Gregovich (brother)
Anthony Gregovich (brother)
Charles Gregovich (brother)

More information

T/4 John W. Gregovich was a carpenter helper before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 24 July 1942.
He was seriously wounded in action on 26 September and brought to the 60th Field Hospital in Dieulouard, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Leonard Robertson Family Tree, www.80thDivision.com
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