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POPIELARSKI, Vincent - Date of
birth
22 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36228287 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Mausbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Vincent P. Popielarski (father)
Franciszka M. (Janikowska) Popielarski (mother)
Andrew A. Popielarski (brother)
Leonard Popielarski (brother)
Clemens Popielarski (brother)
Rose M. Popielarski (sister)
Edward S. Popielarski (brother)
Agnes Popielarski (sister)
Julianne Popielarski (sister)
Dorothy Popielarski (wife)
Antonette Popielarski (daughter)
More information
Pfc Vincent A. Popielarski worked on a farm.He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 13 November 1941.
His brother Andrew A. Popielarski is buried at the American Military Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Popielarski Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Milwaukee Journal 15 December 1944