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Personal info

Full name
OLEYNIK, Nicholas J
Date of birth
20 November 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Hometown
Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33566545
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
Near Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 3 17

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Oleynik (father)
Ann Oleynik (mother)
John Oleynik (brother)
Lean Oleynik (sister)
Vladimir Oleynik (brother)
Claudia Oleynik (sister)
Roy Oleynik (brother)

More information

Cpl Nicholas J. Oleynik was a miner before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 4 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet