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PVT Frank Joe Reznicek

6 Jan 1925 – 27 Nov 1943

Birth	6 Jan 1925
Death	27 Nov 1943
Cemetery	North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage , Délégation de Carthage , Tunis , Tunisia
Added by	Dan Phelan on 02 Jul 2017
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56249903

Bio

Army Service No. (ASN): 38436107 Frank resided in McLennan County, Texas prior to the war. Frank served as a Private, 322nd Fighter Control Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a passenger on the HMT Rohna. The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank. 1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds. Frank was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart. ( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

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Family

Parents

• Frank Reznicek 1897–1960
• Frances Zajicek Reznicek 1904–1972

Siblings

• Ethel Lee Reznicek Kocian 1926–2009
• George Weldon Reznicek 1929–2007

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