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Personal info

Full name
GOLEBIEWSKI, Henry Stanley "Hank"
Date of birth
5 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35058373
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
155th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 9

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Golebiewski (father)
Sophia Golebiewski (mother)
Florence Golebiewski (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry S. Golebiewski graduated from John Adams High School in 1942 and was employed at the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 8 April 1943 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/155/155_honor.html, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, John Adams High School - 1942