Stephen Slabak
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army

On 8 March 1945, Technician Fifth Grade Stephen Slabak was serving with the 87th Reconnaissance Troop, 87th Infantry Division, U.S. 3rd Army, in the European Theater of Operations.

On that day, TEC 5 Slabak was Killed in Action at Weisbaum, Germany.

Medals and Awards

Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Medal

Burial

Technician Fifth Grade Stephen Slabak is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium, in Plot H, Row 2, Grave 5.

[Much of the material in this biography was taken from the "87th Infantry Division History Book: An Historical and Pictorial Record of the 87th Infantry Division in World War II, 1942-1945" http://www.87thinfantrydivision.com/History/HistoryBook/index.html and was used in compliance with its stated guidelines for usage. ]