Frank Kukura

  • ASN:
    35918157
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    December 15, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH
    January 27, 1945
FULL NAME:

Frank Kukura

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

35918157

  • DATE OF BIRTH: December 15, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH: January 27, 1945
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    October 27, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Cleveland, Ohio
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    9th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Sergeant (Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Squad Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    January 27, 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Belgium
  • NOTES:
    Diagnosis: Amputation, traumatic; Location: Leg; Location: Body, generally; Causative Agent: None or Unknown; Diagnosis: Wound(s), character not stated (includes Wound(s), multiple, Not Elsewhere Classified; Wound(s) unqualified) with no nerve or artery inv.
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Frank Kukura
Army Serial Number
35918157
Enlistment Place
Cleveland Ohio
Enlistment Date
6 Oct 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Mahoning County, Ohio
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Carpenters
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1917
Birth Place
Ohio
Source Box Number
1011
Source Film Reel Number
5.73
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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