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Tec5 Steve Palanuk

18 May 1918 – 30 Nov 1944

Birth	18 May 1918
Death	30 Nov 1944
Cemetery	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines
Added by	E. on 30 Jan 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56790242

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Entered the service from Oregon.

Bio

BRONZE STAR MEDAL PURPLE HEART Technician Fifth Class, U.S. Army Tec5 Steve Palanuk 112nd Cavalry Regiment Service Number 39309625 STEVE PALANUK OFFERS LIFE FOR COMRADE. ...One of our litter cases had been left alone on an exposed hill. Without thought of his own safety Steve and another man left their safety and ran up the hill. a mortar shell fell nearby and Steve was critically wounded . A short time later he died. I can not express my feelings for a man who gave his life so unselfishly that another man might be saved I hope in your grief you might find some consolation in having such a brave mna for a brother. .. edited from The Eugene Guard Sunday Feb 4th 1945 Tragically, Steve's brother Emil died as a POW of the Japanese His wife was Katherine Palanuk Before the war he had worked for a lumbar company.

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Family

Parents

• Alex Palanuk 1887–1948
• Paraska "Polly" Shabatura Palanuk 1894–1931 FaG

Siblings

• John Sibet Palanuk 1909–1990
• George Palanuk 1910–1987
• Paul Palanuk 1911–1977
• PFC Emil W. Palanuk 1913–1944
• Olga Palanuk Pokorny 1916–1979
• Walter Palanuk 1922–1983
• Adam Palanuk 1926–2003
• Joseph "Joe" Palanuk 1928–2008

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