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| PFC John Pekny served with the 3rd Armored Division in France. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84659112/john-j-pekny https://www.pinterest.com/pin/254312710183909190/?lp=true |
John J. Pekny never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on May 26, 1919 in Nebraska. His parents Rudloph and Anna were also both born in Nebraska. All four grandparents were from Bohemia. His father worked as a farmer. John had two older brothers, two older sisters, . By 1940 John had completed eight years of education and was working on the family farm.
He was drafted into the army on November 6, 1941. He became a private first class in the HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division.
The 3rd Armored, nicknamed "Spearhead", arrived in Normandy in late June 1944. It played an active role in Operation Cobra and reached the Seine River in late August. On September 1, 1944, the 33rd AR was facing enemy armored units near La Capelle, France, a village just a few miles from the Belgium border. PFC Pekny was killed in action that day.
His grave is at Clarkson Catholic Cemetery in Clarkson, Nebraska.
Last year on this date I profiled Charles Johnston, 82nd Airborne Division, one of the Normandy fallen. You can read about Charles here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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