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Personal info

Full name
PROCHAZKA, Paul Wenceslaus
Date of birth
16 January 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
38148470
Rank
First Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Near Pronsfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 62

Immediate family

Members
Frank Prochazka (father)
Anna M. Prochazka (mother)
Benedict I. Prochazka (brother)
Helen Prochazka (sister)
Teresa Prochazka (sister)
Otto Prochazka (brother)
Francis J. Prochazka (brother)
Bernard Prochazka (brother)
Beatrice Prochazka (sister)
Louis L. Prochazka (brother)
Daniel R. Prochazka (brother)
Vincent S. Prochazka (brother)

More information

1st Lt Paul W. Prochazka attended college.

He enlisted on 22 March 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

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