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WODSEDALEK, Stanley - Date of
birth
16 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Moscow, Latah County, Idaho -
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1324383 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jerry E. Wodsedalek (father)
Hazel M. (Phillips) Wodsedalek (mother)
Helen Wodsedalek (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Stanley Wodsedalek graduated from Marshall High School and from the University of Minnesota.He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 16 November 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment record, www.ww2-airborne.us www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Family Tree / Idaho Birth Records, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune