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SLUSZ, Walter Stanley - Date of
birth
13 February 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Newington Junction, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31048479 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gürzenich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stanley E. Slusz (father)
Annie Slusz (mother)
Helen Slusz (sister)
Joseph Slusz (brother)
Genevieve Slusz (sister)
More information
Pfc Walter S. Slusz worked in a metal factory.He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 26 June 1941.
Slusz's parents were immigrants from Russia-Poland who died leaving their children orphaned at a young age. Helen, then just 17, raised her siblings.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.normandytothebulge.be, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet