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Personal info

Full name
SKORIK, Russell Paul
Date of birth
5 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36817658
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Kesternich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 29

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Skorik (father)
Katherine Skorik (mother)
Edward Skorik (brother)
Rudolph Skorik (brother)
Frank Skorik (brother)
Emil Skorik (brother)
Betty Ann Skorik (sister)

More information

Pfc Russell P. Skorik graduated from West Division High School and was a student at Marquette University where he studied engineering.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, The Milwaukee Journal 2 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, West Division High School yearbook 1942