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JACKOVICH, Alex - Date of
birth
4 November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Vermillion County, Indiana -
Hometown
Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35845496 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Kesternich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel Jackovich (father)
Julia Jackovich (mother)
Catherine Jackovich (sister)
Stanley Jackovich (brother)
More information
Pvt Alex Jackovich enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 30 June 1944. He was a graduate of Clinton High School and worked at the Daily Clintonian as a pressman.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Daily Clintonian, www.ancestry.com - Linda Jessey-Clemens