Talk:Michael Strank

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Was he an ethnic Czech or was he an ethnic slovak?

According to the article, he was Slovak. Is there a reason to believe he was Czech? Juro 20:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Dates
At Find-A-Grave they say he was born in Jarabenia though they have the wrong birth date. Lincher 03:22, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

They say that his parents were natives of Czechoslovakia. I think he was ethnically Czech by thate statement.

Jerry Jones 07:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

He is Slovak, born in Jarabina, Spis region, near to the town Stara Lubovna. It is possible that he had some Polish or Rusyn blood in his veins, but definitely not Czech. There were no Czechs in Spis at that time (except for the tourists in Tatra mountains). -Ďuri-

There were no ethnic Slovaks in Jarabina. The entire village is Rusyn. The village school still teaches Ukrainian language (unfortunately not Rusyn, but neighboring Kamienka will soon teach Rusyn language in its school). -- Vasko Chromoho

Jerry, you are completely mistaken. Read what you wrote: CzechoSLOVAKIA. Jarabina is in the Slovak part. His ethnicity: perhaps he was form the Rusyn minority in the Slovak part os Czechoslovakia. Slovakia is now an independent state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.220.115.227 (talk) 16:48, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

He was my great grandma’s first cousin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:1303:9644:C50A:2DAA:3DCE:AA89 (talk) 02:32, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Franklin?
Which Franklin, PA did he go to school in? The aticle mentions Franklin and then Franklin borough. --Chris Griswold 06:58, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

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Michael Strenk was definitely A Slovak Rusyn! My grandmother was also from Jarabina.

My cousin Michael Strenk's father {also Michael Strenk} was a cousin of Michael Strank.

He went to school in Franklin borough which is on a hillside across the creek from the city of Johnstown.

Across from Franklin Borough is East Conemaugh Borough. The Little Comemaugh River is in between.

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008
Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 01:23, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Language bits
I've cut the various language bits re: his last name. If needed that can be noted in the 'early life' section regarding his birth & parents in Czechoslovakia. Vsmith (talk) 13:15, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

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Not Strank -"Gung Ho" photo


I removed the "Gung Ho" photo from the article since it appears Strank was incorrectly identified in the photo. The person in the photo, fifth from the left with his thumbs in his pockets, is Joe Rodriguez. Rodriguez (died 2003), a member of Strank's squad, claimed publicly for years that he was the one in the "Gung Ho" photo, instead of Strank. Photos of Rodriguez do appear to match the person claimed to be Strank in this photo which has had persons (Dyce admitted he is not in the photo) incorrectly identified in it, and other photos of the two flags that were raised on Mount Suribach. YahwehSaves (talk) 06:58, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

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Stamp & Museum Induction
On the centennial of his birth, Nov 10, 2019, Slovakia issued a 1.00 Euro stamp commemorative stamp honoring him. That same day, he was inducted posthumously into the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, VA. If someone can track citations for these two facts, they can be added to the Legacy (I picked them up from a newsletter that probably wouldn't pass muster as a proper source.) Irish Melkite (talk) 09:33, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

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