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JAMBROSEK, Joseph John Jr - Date of
birth
26 March 1926 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36909604 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Worms, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph J. Jambrosek Sr. (father)
Cecilia H. (Kotecki) Jambrosek (mother)
Harriet Jambrosek (sister)
Doris Jambrosek (sister)
Grace Jambrosek (sister)
Celia Jambrosek (sister)
Robert Jambrosek (brother)
Leonard Jambrosek (brother)
William Jambrosek (brother)
Philip Jambrosek (brother)
More information
Pfc Joseph J. Jambrosek attended Lane High School and was employed by the George Kenison Trucking Co. when he enlisted on 27 March 1944.On 14 April 1945, the Division Chaplain wrote a letter to his father in which he explained what happened to his son.
As a member of a bazooka team on a combat patrol, he toop up a position in a house just across the Rhine River. Enemy artillery destroyed the house.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M, Jennifer Widtmann