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Personal info

Full name
VRABEL, Stephen Thomas
Date of birth
26 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Bens Creek, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33925145
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 54

Immediate family

Members
Alina Vrabel (mother)
John Vrabel (brother)
George Vrabel (brother)
Mickey Vrabel (brother)
Mary Vrabel (sister)
Paul Vrabel (brother)
Fred Vrabel (brother)

More information

Pfc Stephen T. Vrabel enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 31 August 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten