Michael VETOVICH
“Musty”
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Source : Frogman
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33307271 | ||||||
AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 23 October 1921 Burgettstown, Washington County, PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
ETAT | PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Rangers | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Machinists apprentices | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 6 October 1942 Pittsburgh PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
COMPANY | Company B | ||||||
BATTALION | 2nd Ranger Battalion | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |
Source : Frogman | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Omaha Beach | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ruquet | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St Laurent/Mer N°3582
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CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Frogman |
by : maxdelussac Early LifeMichael VETOVICH was born on October 23rd, 1921 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, USA. His parents are Teofil “Tofi” and Nathalie Vetovich. His father Tofi was born in Poland. He had one older sister and 4 younger brothers. He lived with his family in 4th Avenue in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He completed 4 years in Robinson Township High School in McKees Rocks close to Pittsburgh, PA. He was particularly known for his high achievements on the football team of his high school in 1941. Then, he became machinist apprentice in Lewis Foundry and Machine in Groveton. Military
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Source : Mike & Bushy Hartman | |||||||
Rangers Memorial CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN | |||||||
Early June 6th, 1944… The D-Day. .
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Death and Burial“Staff Sergeant Michael Vetovich, surrounded by mortally wounded men, could pass through [the heaviest experienced mortar and machine gun fire]. Dead bodies were all around the beach; he used them as shields, avoiding the enemy projectiles that tried to reach him.. Shortly after, out of breath, he fell to his knees then made his way towards the rocks. He glanced behind him to see how his men were progressing, then he raised his head to look beyond the rocks to what faced him. He was immediately hit by the precise fire of a sniper.” In his tribute, he more than deserves the Requiem for a soldier:“You never lived to see, What you gave to me, One shining dream of hope and love, Life and liberty, With a host of brave unknown soldiers, For your company you will live forever, Here in our memory In fields of sacrifice, Heroes paid the price, Young men who died for old men's wars, Gone to paradise, We are all one great band of brothers, And one day you'll see - we can live together, When all the world is free I wish you'd lived to see, All you gave to me, Your shining dream of hope and love, Life and liberty, We are all one great band of brothers, And one day you'll see - we can live together, When all the world is free”
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Maximilien de Lussac - Melvyn MOUTON - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Find a grave, www.2ndrangersableco.org, www.omaha-beach.eu, , www.myheritage.fr, www.sproe.com, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-07-30-9807300342-story.html, Yearbooks of Robinson Township High School (1940 & 1941), LTC Ronald Lane « Les Rangers, l’assaut de la Pointe du Hoc, D-DAY 6 juin 1944 », p 101 - Yearbooks of Robinson Township High School (1940 & 1941) |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |