Steve Samarzich, Jr
1911-1998


Steve Samarzich, Jr. was born July 2, 1911 at Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Steve Sr. & Agnes Karz Samarzich. May 27, 1939 he married Grace Ellen Quillman in Sebastian Co., Ar. His residence at that time was St. Louis, Missouri.

October 16, 1940 Steve registered for the military draft at St. Louis, Missouri. He enlisted in the US Army April 28, 1943. His discharge was on December 23, 1945. On the USS Muhlenbert Victory manifest below he is listed as being part of the 355th Infantry Regiment. His biography below gives a different group he served with.

Steve Samarzich, Jr. passed away March 28, 1998. He was buried in the Fort Smith National Cemetery at Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Biography shared by Vickie Graves Jones
from Fighting Men of Arkansas








USS Muhlenbert Victory
December 1945 from Le Havre, France to New York, New York