John George Hnat
Male
Date of Birth
21 SEP 1919
Bellefonte, Centre Co., PA
Date of Death
3 OCT 2013
Barberton General Hospital, Barberton, Summitt, OH
Find a grave
FAG - 144238822 - Greenlawn Memorial Park, Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Parents
Father: Jozef Hnat
Mother: Anna Tomasz
Sibling(s)
- Marianna Eleanor Hnat
- Katarzyna Hnat
- Stanley Joseph Hnat
- Angeline Hnat
- Marjorie Frances Hnat
- Michael William Hnat Sr.
Marriage(s)
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Nellie Mae McClain
26 NOV 1944 - Akron, (Summitt), OH at Baptist Temple
Children
Notes
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Dad enlisted in May 1940. He was training to be a paratrooper but sprained his ankle on a practice jump from a tower. Was sent to Fort Knox as a mechanic for a tank battalion. I know he was in Fort Lewis in 1943 because of the football photos. He went to Europe on January 10, 1945 with his tank battalion. I don’t think he was involved with any fighting. They progressed across Europe driving Germany back to Berlin. The war ended in September 1945 and dad stayed for three months until November 27, 1945 to help with translation as prisoners were released. He could speak Polish and some other slavic languages. He came home on the Queen Elizabeth in December and was discharged. There are only enlistment records and discharge records available for military service so we really don’t know where he was and at what time.
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WW II veteran. Husband of Nellie Mae McClain Hnat. Father of 3 Sons. His parents were: Jozef Hnat and Anna Tomasz. They were married on Feb.1, 1909 in Morochow, Austria (Poland). Anna Tomasz was born on Sept. 6, 1886 in Zawadka, Austria (Poland) and died on March 6, 1977 in Norton, OH. Her parents were Jozef Tomasz and Marianna Bilas. Siblings of John were: Marianna Hnat--12/17/1909-4/8/1963, born in Bukowsko. Katarzyna Hnat--9/8/1911-9/15/1991, born in Bukowsko. Stanley Hnat--5/5/1914-7/12/1962, born in Bellefonte,PA Angeline Hnat--7/17/1916-10/29/2011, born in Bellefonte Francis Hnat--12/6/1917-living, born in Bellefonte,PA John Hnat-- born in Bellefonte,PA died in Norton, OH Michael Hnat--12/25/1921-1/12/2001, born in BellefontePA
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