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MOSKALUK, Wasil - Date of
birth
August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Coplay, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6847344 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
18 May 1945 - Place of
death
Halberstadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 18 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stella I. (Jones) Moskaluk (wife)
More information
Cpl Wasil Moskaluk enlisted into the Regular Army on 23 October 1933 and was honorably discharged on 22 October 1936. He rejoined the Regular Army on 23 October 1939.According to an autopsy report, Cpl Moskaluk died of a methyl alcohol poisoning. The report also states there was no tangible evidence to link his death with any unauthorized conduct or actions on his part.
At the time of his death he was detached from his unit with some other members of his company to guard German POW's.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, Joseph Munyon (great-grandson)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joseph Munyon (great-grandson)