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Personal info

Full name
PLUTA, Stanley P
Date of birth
24 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
12002508
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Niederwampach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 10 37

Immediate family

Members
John Pluta (father)
Magdalene Pluta (mother)
Mary Pluta (sister)
John Pluta (brother)
Cecelia Pluta (sister)
Chester Pluta (brother)

More information

Pfc Stanley P. Pluta joined the Regular Army in Buffalo, New York on 27 July 1940.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block B, Row 9, Grave 205.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Terry Hirsch, 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

Photo source: Peter Schouteten