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Personal info

Full name
RODICH, John Eugene
Date of birth
23 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Hometown
Ohio

Military service

Service number
35930054
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Near Königsbrück, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 19 35

Immediate family

Members
Alfred Rodich (father)
Mildred (Thompson) Rodich (mother)
Douglas Thompson (halfbrother)
Ralph Rodich (brother)
Helen Rodich (sister)
Jay Rodich (brother)

More information

Pvt John E. Rodich attended East Technical High School for two years and was employed at Jencick Engineering Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 17 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.findagrave.com,


Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevado, The Plain Dealer - 9 October 1945