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Personal info

Full name
STECIW, John
Date of birth
16 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33929934
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Northeast of Lutrebois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 1

Immediate family

Members
Michael Steciw (father)
Mary (Kroll) Steciw (mother)
Stella Steciw (sister)
Dorthy (Kurtz) Steciw (wife)
John F. Steciw (son)

More information

Pvt John Steciw was a mail carrier at the Cuneo Eastern Press, printing company, before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 31 March 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application WWII / 1920 Census / U.S. Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery