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KROPIS, Anthony - Date of
birth
26 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31368699 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Fosse - Trois-Ponts, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Kropis (father)
Thelma Kropis (mother)
Joseph Kropis (brother)
Irene Kropis (sister)
Josephine Kropis (sister)
More information
Pvt Anthony Kropis enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 23 July 1943.The plan on 3 January for taking Fosse was for G and H Companies to bypass the town and take up positions on high ground to the southwest from which they could provide supporting fire while I Company attacked into the town from the north. All was going well until I Company emerged from a wood two hundred yards from Fosse's outskirts and got pinned down by small arms, machinegun and artillery fire. The commanding officer, Capt McPheeters was killed instantly as well as the only other officer Lt Degenhardt. In total the company suffered 13 casualties. They are remembered on a monument, situated on the north side of the town in a street called Sur le Meez.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, ABMC.gov
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, AOMDA