Name:
John Sedlak
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
1337th Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Death:
1945-05-16
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Cold Harbor National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
A
Row:
Grave:
99A
Decoration:
Comments:
John Sedlak was born on May 2, 1921. He served in the 1337th Army Air Force Base Unit as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. John died on May 16, 1945 at the age of 24 and is now buried in the Cold Harbor National Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. 1Lt Sedlak was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but death date is inscribed as 1945-05-15.