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| PFC Frank Horabik served with the 9th Infantry Division in Tunisia. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40877703/frank-j-horabik https://9thinfantrydivision.net/battle-history/tunisia-battle/ |
Frank J. Horabik, Jr. never had a chance to reach 100 years old. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
Last year I was not able to write a profile everyday from September to November because I was studying for the Certified Financial Planner test (I passed!). I feel my project to honor one U.S. serviceman for each day of the war would be incomplete if I left them off. As I have time, I am going back and adding profiles for the days I missed.
Frank Horabik was born on October 8, 1918 in Pennsylvania. His parents Frank and Mary were also both born in what became Poland. They immigrated to the United States in 1906. His father worked as a coal miner. Frank junior had three older sisters, one older brother, one younger sister and three younger brothers. By 1940 Frank had completed eight years of education and was still living at home. He found work as a coal miner.
Frank Sr. died in a coal mine accident in February 1942 when a large lump of coal fell on him, causing him to fall on his pick. Frank Jr. volunteered to join the army on September 20, 1940. He became a private first class in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Old Reliables"). The 9th ID was one of the first American units deployed in WW2. It fought in Algeria in November 1942 and in Tunisia during the spring on 1943.
PFC Horabik fought at the Battle of El Guettar in Tunisia in late March and early April 1943.
He died on April 6, 1943, either from wounds from that battle, or in the advance north after the battle.
His grave is at Saint Marys Roman Catholic Cemetery in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
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.
Please consider joining the public Facebook group to increase the exposure of this project. Go to: WW2 Fallen 100
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