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| courtesy of Des Philippet |
PFC John J. Jirousek was born 15 Dec 1911 in Munich, Germany. He was the youngest of three children of John and Justine Mary Jirousek. The family had immigrated from Bohemia in 1913. His father was a tailor. From at least 1935 to 1940 the younger John lived at 1544 Kenilworth Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois with his wife, Helga (Ebel) Jirousek and worked as assistant manager of Jewell Food Store on North Street in Chicago, Illinois.
After entering the service, probably in late 1943, John was sent to Europe and transferred from the replacement depot to I Company 116th Infantry on 7 Aug 1944. He was promoted to PFC on 5 Sep 1944. PFC Jirousek was killed in action on 10 Oct 1944.
PFC Jirousek is buried in the
Netherlands American Cemetery. Helga re-married in 1950.
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