PFC
John T Ratchek
Aged 28, fallen January 6, 1945
- Unit
- Company E, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 32824578
- Hometown
- New York, New York
- Date of death
- January 6, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
Private First Class John T Ratchek, serial number 32824578, of New York, New York, served with Company E of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 28. He is buried at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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