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PVT John Albert Miska Sr
29 Aug 1921 – 16 Sep 1943
| Birth | 29 Aug 1921 |
| Death | 16 Sep 1943 |
| Cemetery | Saint Peters Catholic Church Cemetery Blessing , Matagorda County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Heather Serrill Janise on 07 Apr 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24247439 |
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Military Headstone - Texas, Private, 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division, WWII
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Army Service No. (ASN): 38247029. PVT. JOHN MISKA KILLED IN ACTION IN SICILY CAMPAIGN Word was received here this week from the War Department informing the family of Pvt. John Albert Miska that he was killed in action in Sicily on September 16, 1943.. Private Miska was born August 29, 1921, and was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Miska, of this city. He was inducted last November, spent three months in Camp Roberts and one month at Camp Pickett, then went across and had been on the firing line only a month. Before entering the service he was an employee of the Phenix Dairy here in Palacios. Besides his parents he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Rose Jurek Miska, and young son, John Miska the third; one sister, Miss Ann Miska, and four brothers, Frank, of Bay City, Joe, of Wharton, Emil, somewhere in North Africa and Henry at Camp Bowie. Requiem mass will be said for Private Miska at St. Anthony's Church here Friday morning at eight o'clock by Rev. H. L. Bauman. Palacios Beacon , Thursday, October 14, 1943
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- Joe Steve Miska 1910–1992
- Emil Frank Miska 1911–1994
- Frank Martin Miska 1913–1990
- Henry Raymond Miska 1916–1992
- Ann Mary Miska 1919–1995
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