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Merchant Seaman, Ordinary Seaman

Pekich, Steve

Born:-

1907

 

Nationality:-

American

 

 

U.S. Merchant Marine

"American Leader" - Merchant Ship

 

 

Captured:-

1942/09/10, South Atlantic. Captured when ship sunk by Germans

 

Died

Death:-

1944/12/26

 

Age:-

37

 

Cemetery:-

New Christian Cemetery, Pekanbaru, Sumatra

 

Grave Number:-

29

 

 

 

Loved Ones:-

Husband of Mrs Steve Pekich, New Orleans

 

 

 

Memorial:-

Manila American Cemetery, Philippines

 

Plaque:-

Plot N, Row 13, Grave 179

 

 

 

Notes:-

From New Orleans, LA. Entered service Washington. Captured when the German ship "Michel" sunk the "American Leader".  Turned over to the in Java. Java Party 22 to Singapore. 1944/07/07 to Pankanburu, Sumatra.

 

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