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PIENTKA, Eugene A - Date of
birth
17 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36685031 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Pientka (father)
Dorothy V. (Zielinski) Pientka (mother)
Henry J. Pientka (brother)
Lionel C. Pientka (brother)
Judith Pientka (sister)
More information
Eugene Pientka graduated from St. Mary Magdalene and Bowen High Schools. He was employed at the Fernwood food & liquor store.He enlisted in August 1943 and was sent overseas in April 1944. He received his training at Camp van Dorn, Mississippi and Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky.
On 18 July 1944 he was lightly wounded in action in St. Lo, France and transferred to the 104th Evacuation Hospital, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. He rejoined his unit from the 79th Replacement Battalion on 4 December 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Soouth End Reporter
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Calumet 12 December 1945