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SAKAL, Louis Joseph - Date of
birth
23 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33767958 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Luchem, Hurtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis Sakal (father)
Katherine Sakal (mother)
Katherine T. Sakal (sister)
Albert Sakal (brother)
Edward Sakal (brother)
Nancy Sakal (sister)
Rose Marie Sakal (sister)
Esther Sakal (sister)
James Sakal (brother)
Mildred B. (Lugar) Sakal (wife)
Diana Sakal (daughter)
Donald Sakal (son)
More information
Pfc Louis J. Sakal was a sotck clerk before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 17 January 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com – Gindlesperger/Eash Family Tree / 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Joe Sholly (grandnephew)