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Personal info

Full name
SHANK, Ezekial
Date of birth
10 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13087309
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 11 28

Immediate family

Members
John Shank (father)
Vera Shank (mother)
John Jr Shank (brother)
Louise Shank (sister)
Steve Shank (brother)
Philip Shank (brother)
Andrew Shank (sister)
Emil Shank (brother)

More information

Pfc Ezekial Shank attended four years of high school before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 30 June 1942. He was employed as a semiskilled oiler of machinery.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Sharon High School 1936