John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Banko
  • FORENAME
Alex
  • UNIT
501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company,3 Bn)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
13112433
  • DATE OF DEATH
6th June 1944
  • AGE
22
  • GRAVESITE
Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot D Row 3 Grave 11
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
born 02.12.1921 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
father Michael Banko (1892-1973)
mother Anna (nee Posvek) Banko (1897-1975)
grammar school education
civil occupation semiskilled occupations in mechanical forging of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing, etc)
single without dependents upon enlistment
16.02.1942 draft card Hellertown Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania
24.08.1942 entered service Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Next of kin - Father. Mr. Michael Banko, Route #1, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
KIA Normandy
Union Cemetery, Hellertown, Pennsylvania, USA. Plan 5, Section 3-A. (Memorial on parents headstone)
 
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