Alaska Highway, Company B. Born: 10 June 1917, Pennsylvania. Died: 18 June 2001, Michigan. Enlisted: 16 January 1942, Ft. Custer, Michigan. Education: four years high school. Occupation: welder, 1940 census lists him as a salesman in a clothing store. Father John Gratz, employed in machine shop in a auto plant. Mother: Anna Csokas. Both parents were born in Yugoslavia.