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Personal info

Full name
KOZMENSKI, William Joseph
Date of birth
2 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Hometown
Niagara County, New York

Military service

Service number
32841780
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Etteln-Brilon, South of Paderborn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 17 25

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Kozmenski (father)
Anna Kozmenski (mother)
Julie Kozmenski (sister)
Theodore Kozmenski (brother)

More information

Pfc William J. Kozmenski enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 6 March 1943.

His father was an emigrant from Poland.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / City Directory / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet