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PANEK, Walter Peter - Date of
birth
1 September 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32581273 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
355th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Friedrichroda-Ohrdruf, Thuringian Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Vincent Panek (father)
Virginia R. Panek (mother)
Mary Panek (sister)
Raymond Panek (brother)
Helen Panek (sister)
Frances Panek (sister)
More information
Pvt Walter P. Panek enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 9 November 1942.He worked in a grain-mill before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census, http://www.89infdivww2.org/combat/index.htm, Tonawanda New 1983, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet