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KOSTRZEWSKI, Walter Stanley - Date of
birth
13 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12134035 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 21 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anthony Kostrzewski (father)
Josephine Kostrzewski (mother)
Leon Kostrzewski (brother)
More information
Sgt Walter S. Kostrzewski enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 24 November 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Luuk Beetstra, Huub Janssen