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GORSKI, Walter Frank - Date of
birth
23 June 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36766360 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley Gorski (father)
Polly Gorski (mother)
Frank P. Gorski (brother)
Stephanie Gorski (sister)
Bernard Gorski (brother)
Frieda Gorski (sister)
Raymond Gorski (brother)
Florence Gorski (sister)
Emily B. (Stepien) Gorski (wife)
Walter Gorski (son)
More information
Pvt Walter F. Gorski was employed at the Chicago Cardboard Company before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 18 June 1942.He was sent to Europe in September 1944 and arrived at November 1944 on Omaha Beach.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Diana (Gorski) Dilger (niece) - courtesy of Bart van der Sterren