DOB/DOD: September 20, 1917 (Danbury, CT) – January 27, 1945; 27 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Mary Soyak Holick (1917-2008) on May 10, 1941, in Norwalk
CHILDREN: One daughter, Nancy M. Holick Vagnone (1943-)
LOCAL ADDRESS: 58 Osborne Avenue, East Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: September 30, 1943
SERVICE NUMBER: 31406638
UNIT: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
FAMILY: Born to John (1894-1959) and Susie Kuterka Holick (1896-1959). Sisters Anna Holick Dunn (1913-2007), Susie Holick Jensen (1915-2013), Elizabeth “Betty” Holick Hughes (1919-?), and Christine M. Holick Moses (1923-1991).
DECORATIONS: Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Died of wounds received in France.
From the Norwalk Hour February 20, 1945
Private First Class John Holick Jr., died on January 27, of wounds sustained in action in France on January 25, 1945, according to word received from the War Department by his widow, Mrs. Mary Soyak Holick of 58 Osborne Avenue. PFC Holick entered the Army in October 1943, training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He went overseas in July 1944, serving with the Seventh Army Infantry. Besides his widow, he is survived by an eight-month-old daughter, Nancy; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Holick Sr., of Danbury; and four sisters. Before he went into the service, PFC Holick was with the Fairfield Aluminum Company.
Also memorialized on a plaque at 1 Memorial Drive, Danbury, CT.
PFC Holick is buried in Epinal American Cemetery, 385 Rue de la Rondenolle, 88000 Dinozé, France; Plot A, Row 24, Grave 14.
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