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Anton E. Kubitschek Veteran

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
2 Oct 2016 (aged 92)
Novato, Marin County, California, USA
Burial
Napa, Napa County, California, USA Add to Map
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He attended the University of California at Berkeley, studying forestry, until World War II intervened. Anton was deployed with the U.S. Army's 44th Infantry to France. Anton was injured in battle and received the Purple Heart. In the run-up to the Battle of the Bulge, Anton was captured while attempting to set up communication lines forward of the troops. He was a prisoner of war for six months before being liberated by the Russians.

He ended his working career as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in St. Helena.

Anton is survived by his daughters, Theresa Kubitschek (Cecil Bowlin) of Santa Rosa and Karen Kubitschek (Michael Rihn) of Tiburon, and his nephews, niece, and many grand- nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Marbarae, and his brothers and sisters-in-law, Franz and Lorraine Kubitschek, and Hans and Nancy Kubitschek.

A funeral Mass will be held at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yountville on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 10:00am. Burial, with honors, will follow at Tulocay Cemetery in Napa.
He attended the University of California at Berkeley, studying forestry, until World War II intervened. Anton was deployed with the U.S. Army's 44th Infantry to France. Anton was injured in battle and received the Purple Heart. In the run-up to the Battle of the Bulge, Anton was captured while attempting to set up communication lines forward of the troops. He was a prisoner of war for six months before being liberated by the Russians.

He ended his working career as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in St. Helena.

Anton is survived by his daughters, Theresa Kubitschek (Cecil Bowlin) of Santa Rosa and Karen Kubitschek (Michael Rihn) of Tiburon, and his nephews, niece, and many grand- nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Marbarae, and his brothers and sisters-in-law, Franz and Lorraine Kubitschek, and Hans and Nancy Kubitschek.

A funeral Mass will be held at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yountville on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 10:00am. Burial, with honors, will follow at Tulocay Cemetery in Napa.


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