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OLEJNICZAK, Stephen S - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32929639 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grandménil, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Olejniczak (father)
Michalina Olejniczak (mother)
Eleanore Olejniczak (sister)
Henry J. Olejniczak (brother)
Rita Olejniczak (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Stephen S. Olejniczak enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 30 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#1, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil /1940 Census.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet