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Personal info

Full name
KULESZA, Alexander Stanley
Date of birth
30 December 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42051114
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
East of Rambervilliers, Vosges, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 10 7

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Kulesza (father)
Frances Kulesza (mother)
Mary Kulesza (sister)
Josephine Kulesza (sister)
Josephine (Trzpis) Kulesza (wife)
Jean M. Kulesza (daughter)

More information

Pfc Alexander Kulesza enlisted on 30 October 1943 at New York City, New York.

He was temporarily interred in the American Military Cemetery of Ardennes, Belgium because his family requested he could be buried in Poland. Since negotiations with the Polish government were of no result and the program for the return of WW 2 dead expired on 31 December 1951, it was decided that the internment at Ardennes would be permanent.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Enlistment Record, IDPF, WWII Draft Card, 1915 New York Census

Photo source: Jac Engels