George Slakanich
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
George Slakanich entered the Army in November of 1942. Home at entry: Chisholm, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and paratrooper with Headquarters Company of the First Battalion of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment in the European Theater.
Mr. Slakanich was killed in action on June 7, 1944, while serving as a rifleman in the Normandy Campaign.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 298.
