John George Hnat Sr

Born: 21 SEP 1919 - Died: 3 OCT 2013

John George Hnat Sr

Male

Date of Birth

21 SEP 1919

Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Death

3 OCT 2013

Norton, Summit County, Ohio, USA

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FAG - 144238822 - Greenlawn Memorial Park Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA

Parents

Father: Joseph Paul Hnat

Mother: Anna Tomasz

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Marriage(s)

Nellie Mae McClain
26 NOV 1944 - Akron, (Summitt), OH at Baptist Temple

Children

Notes

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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