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Personal info

Full name
KONECEK, Frederick
Date of birth
14 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36710255
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 20 18

Immediate family

Members
Stefan Konecek (father)
Anna (Parak) Konecek (mother)
Vladimir Konecek (brother)
Paul Konecek (brother)
Stefania Konecek (sister)
Belle Konecek (sister)
Ross Konecek (brother)
Stella Konecek (sister)
Sopie Konecek (sister)
Virginia (Anaszewska) Konecek (wife)
Frederick Konecek Jr. (son)

More information

Sgt Frederick Konecek landed on D Day under Gen. Patton and participated in numerous battles in France before marching to the Netherlands. He was killed in a tragic battle when the Germans surprised the 7th Armored Division.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Lynda Grant Killingsworth, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lynda Grant Killingsworth