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Personal info

Full name
PLUTKO, Andrew
Date of birth
20 October 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33424913
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 10 51

Immediate family

Members
Michael Plutko (father)
Anna Plutko (mother)
John Plutko (brother)
Mary Plutko (sister)
Susie Plutko (sister)

More information

Pfc Andrew Plutko enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 6 February 1943.

He attended high school for 3 years and was a routeman before he enlisted. His parents were born in Czechoslovakia.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle Block F, Row 9, Grave 164.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet