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TARADYNA, Stanley - Date of
birth
30 October 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Passaic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6143348 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
Schaufenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Adam Taradyna (father)
Tillie (Lipka) Taradyna (mother)
Joseph Taradyna (brother)
Edward Taradyna (brother)
Dorothy (Powers) Taradyna (wife)
More information
Pfc Stanley Taradyna graduated from Eastside High School and worked for the Eureka Printing Company when he joined the Regular Army in Newark, New Jersey on 27 March 1943.His two brothers also served during the war.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Morning Call 31 January 1944