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Personal info

Full name
MILESKI, Henry Edward
Date of birth
17 October 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Dubois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
06880802
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 5 10

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Mileski (father)
Julia Mileski (mother)
Zick Mileski (brother)
Cela Mileski (sister)

More information

Pvt Henry E. Mileski joined the Regular Army on 6 January 1939.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet