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PESCIK, Albin John - Date of
birth
25 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31274929 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Bréménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Lucas J. Pescik (father)
Agnes J. (Michulec) Pescik (mother)
Edwin E. Pescik (brother)
More information
Pvt Albin J. Pescik attended college for one year and was employed at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Factory before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 17 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cryer and Tuttle Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Melcryer
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Yearbooks, Manchester, Connecticut