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FLADZINSKI, Frank Edward - Date of
birth
7 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36577405 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Muhltroff, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 19 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank P. Fladzinski (father)
Angeline (Mendryga) Fladzinski (mother)
Virginia Fladzinski (sister)
Ruth Fladzinski (sister)
More information
Pfc Frank E. Fladzinski was taken prisoner in the vicinity of Sankt-Vith, Belgium on 21 December 1944 and was imprisoned at Stalag IX-B. The stalag was liberated on 4 April 1945 by the U.S Army but Pfc Fradzinski wasn't present.On 8 February 1945, together with 350 of the physically fit prisoners, who were Jews, looked like Jews or were deemed "troublemakers" or were grabbed at random because the Nazis needed slave labor, were sent to a Nazi concentration camp at Berga. They arrived at the camp on 13 February 1945. Starting that date the prisoners had to work in terrible conditions. On 5 April 1945 the camp was evacuated and the prisoners embarked on a march to an unknown destination southward. On the second day of the march they had stopped for the night. During this night Pfc Fladzinski and three other Americans soldiers died from malnutrition.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Prisoner of War data file, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://www.pbs.org, http://www.nytimes.com, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Judy Putti