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OBROCHTA, Frank Joseph - Date of
birth
29 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Elbert, McDowell County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36742997 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
F Company
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 March 1945 - Place of
death
East to Hockweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank J. Obrochta Sr. (father)
Mary Obrochta (mother)
Angeline Obrochta (sister)
Walter Obrochta (brother)
Stella Obrochta (sister)
Joseph Obrochta (brother)
Irene Obrochta (sister)
Edward Obrochta (brother)
More information
Pfc Frank J. Obrochta attended college for one year and was employed at the United States Aluminium Company before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 12 December 1942.He was killed during a heavy enemy artillery barrage.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery