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Personal info

Full name
KOTROBA, John Frank Jr
Date of birth
10 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33482406
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
Near Oberlimberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John F. Kotroba (father)
Frank Kotroba (brother)

More information

Pfc John F. Kotroba Jr. was employd by the Bethlehem Steel Co.

He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 18 November 1942. He was sent overseas in March 1944.

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, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call Pennsylvania - 31 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call Pennsylvania - 31 December 1944