Modracek Robert Joseph

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Robert Joseph Modracek is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

101st Airborne Division Eindhoven Liberation Monument

Name:

Robert Joseph Modracek

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

37427281

Unit:

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-18

State:

Iowa

Cemetery:

Shueyville Cemetery, Shueyville, Johnson County, Iowa, USA

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Robert Joseph Modracek was born on September 15, 1921, in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. He was the son of Frank L. Modracek and Emma Mary Kadera Modracek. He served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC Modracek was Killed in Action on September 18, 1944, during the liberation of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He is now buried in the Shueyville Cemetery, Shueyville, Johnson County, Iowa, USA.

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