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Personal info

Full name
GRESCHIAK, John
Date of birth
18 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Watervliet, Albany County, New York
Hometown
Albany County, New York

Military service

Service number
32858754
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 16 43

Immediate family

Members
Christine Greschiak (sister)
Sophie Greschiak (sister)
Julia Greschiak (sister)

More information

Pvt John Greschiak attended Albany High School and was employed at the Williams Press, Menands.

He enlisted in June 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Troy Record 12 October 1944

Photo source: Jac Engels, The Troy Record 12 October 1944