Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
PANKO, Lloyd W - Date of
birth
9 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Sterling, Johnson County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Elmwood, Johnson County, Nebraska -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6936028 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Zweifall, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Godfrey C. Panko (father)
Bertha G. Panko (mother)
Anna G. Panko (sister)
Kenneth E. Panko (brother)
More information
Sgt Lloyd W. Panko joined the Regular Army on 31 October 1939.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Sterling Sun 29 March 1945