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Personal info

Full name
GARCAR, Andrew Stanley "Andy"
Date of birth
4 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Campbell, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35316325
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 9 18

Immediate family

Members
John Garcar (father)
Anna M. (Zilfhak) Garcar (mother)
John Garcar (brother)
Stephen J. Garcar (brother)
Elizabeth M. Garcar (sister)
Joseph J. Garcar (brother)
Paul J. Garcar (brother)
George J. Garcar (brother)
Helen M. Garcar (sister)
Anna Garcar (sister)
Mary A. Garcar (sister)

More information

T/Sgt Andrew S. Garcar worked in production of ferrous and nonferrous metals before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 25 July 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ronald A. Garcar (nephew), www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Ronald A. Garcar (nephew), WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ronald A. Garcar (nephew),