Name:
John Kobrish
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33286198
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-10
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NLD
Plot:
K
Row:
21
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
When John Kobrish was born on July 20, 1920, his mother, Josephine, was 17. He had two brothers and two sisters. He entered the military service in Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on April 10, 1945 and is now buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.