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Personal info

Full name
KOLASA, Harry Floyd
Date of birth
28 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Hometown
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
16061548
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Schönthal, Hürtgen Forest, (Schönthal, near Heistern) Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 51

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Kolasa (father)
Mary (Sporman) Kolasa (mother)
Gertrude Kolasa (sister)
Edward R. Kolasa (brother)
Albert A. Kolasa (brother)
Dorothy Kolasa (sister)

More information

Pfc Harry F. Kolasa volunteered for the US Army in Detroit, Michigan on 28 January 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - various family trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com