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Personal info

Full name
STACHNOWICZ, Bernard Gerard
Date of birth
12 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
O1304962
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 39

Immediate family

Members
Bernard Stachnowicz (father)
Antonette Stachnowicz (mother)
John Stachnowicz (brother)
Antonio Stachnowicz (brother)
Rita R. (Becker) Stachnowicz (wife)

More information

1st Lt Bernard G. Stachnowicz enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 15 May 1941.

He attended high school for 4 years and worked in manufacture of textiles before he enlisted.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Poitier