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Pvt. Robert J. Svec

20 Aug 1925 – 21 Feb 1945

Birth	20 Aug 1925
Death	21 Feb 1945
Cemetery	Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold , Département de la Moselle , Lorraine , France
Added by	Frogman on 29 Jan 2018
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56661383

Gravesite details

Entered the service from Nebraska.

Bio

Robert served as a Private, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Colfax County, Nebraska prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on July 28, 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm hand and also as Single, without dependents. Robert was declared "Missing In Action" near Haguenau, France during the war. He was awarded the "Bronze Star" and the Purple Heart. Service # 37748205 His brother, SSgt. Adolph F. Svec , was also declared "Missing In Action" during the war. ( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

Inscription

PVT 222 INF 42 DIV

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Family

Parents

• Emil Peter Svec 1883–1959
• Mary Svec 1887–1984

Siblings

• Adela Svec Jedlicka 1908–2005
• Theodore Joseph Svec 1910–1978
• Matilda Mary "Tillie" Svec Lapacek 1913–2005
• Jerry F Svec 1915–1961
• Emil J. Svec 1918–1991
• SSGT Adolph F. Svec 1920–1944
• SSgt Adolph F Svec 1920–1944
• Raymond J Svec 1921–1922
• Evelyn A Svec Sedlak 1923–1980
• Pvt Robert J Svec 1925–1945
• Marcella A "Marcy" Svec Legler 1928–2019

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