Anthony J. Hrubec

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 09/20/1944

Anthony John Hrubec was born in E. Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey on October 12, 1917.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Liberty Fast Freight
in E. Paterson, New Jersey.

He was drafted into the Army on January 28, 1941, at Newark, New Jersey. He listed his home of residence
as Bergen County, New Jersey, and his civilian occupation as skilled occupation in aircraft building.
He had completed three years of High School and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

The date of his commission could not be found. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant
on August 4, 1943.

He was assigned to Company A from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on August 16, 1944.

First Lieutenant Hrubec was killed in action in Germany, in the vicinity of Brandschied, on September 20, 1944.

Anthony J. Hrubec was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Hamm Cemetery, Hamm, Luxembourg Block F Row 10 Grave 232 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Hamm, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Plot C Row 8 Grave 1

Grave marker for Anthony J. Hrubec

Photo by soilsister from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Jaap Vermeer from the Find A Grave website

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