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SHAPOSKA, Steve - Date of
birth
19 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
California Borough, Washington County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
East Pike Run , Washington County,Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33403460 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry Shaposka (father)
Anna (Polumackanicz) Shaposka (mother)
Mary Shaposka (sister)
Anna Shaposka (sister)
John Shaposka (brother)
Julia Shaposka (sister)
Pauline Shaposka (sister)
Helen Shaposka (sister)
Harry Shaposka (brother)
Michael Shaposka (brother)
Paul Shaposka (brother)
Hazel Shaposka (sister)
Margaret Shaposka (sister)
More information
Pfc Steve Shaposka entered the service 28 November 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, Tracy Fountain, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.509thgeronimo.org/fsoldiers.htm, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Fountain (tracy_fountain) Tree
Photo source: Tracy Fountain, http://www.509thgeronimo.org,