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Personal info

Full name
STANISLAW, Joseph Julius Jr
Date of birth
24 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
California, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-1309318
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
North of Wesel between two railroad lines, just east of Diersfordt Wald, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 7 3

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Stanislaw Sr. (father)
Rosie Stanislaw (mother)
Benjamin A. Stanislaw (brother)
Powell Stanislaw (brother)

More information

1st Lt Joseph J. Stanislaw Jr. worked in a textile factory.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 19 March 1941.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www,findagrave.com