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Personal info

Full name
ZAKEM, George Edward
Date of birth
9 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38675613
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Farébersviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 36 37

Immediate family

Members
Tom S. Zakem (father)
Annie (Droby) Zakem (mother)
Rhomas S. Zakem (brother)
Helen Zakem (sister)
Rosemary (Simpson) Zakem (wife)
George E. Zakem (son)
James W. Zakem (son)

Biography

KIA

More information

Pvt George E. Zakem was a salesman, employed by D’Amico and Company.

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, www.findagrave.com, www.80thDivision.com

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