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KOWALSKI, Gerald C - Date of
birth
3 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio -
Hometown
Lucas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35088256 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - unknown
Immediate family
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Members
Charles S. Kowalski (father)
Marie C. (Swartz) Kowalski (mother)
Geraldine Kowalski (twin-sister)
Kathleen Kowalski (sister)
Louis Kowalski (brother)
Eugene Kowalski (brother)
Stella Kowalski (wife)
Cletus G. Kowalski (son)
More information
Pvt Gerald C. Kowalski graduated from Macomber High School and worked at the Willys-Overland Aircraft Division.He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 29 May 1944 and had been overseas since November 1944.
On the first picture Pvt Kowalski poses with his wife and son, on the second he poses with his twin-sister Geraldine.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Thompson Fleming Family Tree / WWII Army Enlistment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Family collection provided by Cathalijn Mans