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Personal info

Full name
PLOCKI, Edward John
Date of birth
5 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Hometown
Kent County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36405179
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Crossing of the Rur River, opposite of Niederau, south of Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 9

Immediate family

Members
John Plocki (father)
Susan Plocki (mother)
Leone Plocki (sister)
Virginia Plocki (sister)
Robert Plocki (brother)

More information

T/Sgt Edward J. Plocki enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 17 October 1942.

He attended high school for 2 years and worked in electroplating, galvanizing, and related processes before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S., School Yearbooks