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Personal info

Full name
RIPCO, Casimer John
Date of birth
28 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33689294
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 2 48

Immediate family

Members
John Ripko (father)
Domicella (Rybka) Ripco (mother)
Veronica M. Ripko (wife)

More information

Pvt Casimer J. Ripco enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 3 June 1943.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block C, Row 1, Grave 9.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, 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 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet