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Personal info

Full name
RATKA, John F
Date of birth
18 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42095828
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
Mainz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 7 44

Immediate family

Members
John J. Ratka (father)
Agnes (Brzycki) Ratka (mother)
Mary Ratka (sister)
Lottie Ratka (sister)
Michael Ratka (brother)
Estelle Ratka (sister)
Pearl Ratka (sister)
Sophie Ratka (sister)
Joseph Ratka (brother)
Anthony Ratka (brother)
Martha Ratka (sister)
Chester Ratka (brother)
Leo Ratka (brother)
Mary T. (Kazmierczak) Ratka (wife)
Rosemarie Ratka (daughter)

More information

Pfc John F. Ratka enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 21 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery