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Personal info

Full name
SOLARSKI, Stanley John
Date of birth
13 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
St. Clair, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13008614
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jüngersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 18 32

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Solarski (father)
Katherine Solarski (mother)

More information

S/Sgt Stanley J. Solarski enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 November 1940.

He attended high school for 1 year and was an actor before he joined the army.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet