John J. Petruska

World War II
Service #6976099
Unit137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service From New York
Date of DeathSeptember 21 1944
StatusRecovered
Initially Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Plot2
A
Row2
7
Grave2
20
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed as missing in action, Staff SGT. Petruska's remains were recovered, identified and interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial at St. Avold (Moselle), France.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.