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Personal info

Full name
PETRYCKI, William Stanley
Date of birth
2 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31286310
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Fulda, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 21 10

Immediate family

Members
Walter W.Petrycki (father)
Catherine Petrycki (mother)
Frank A. Petrycki (brother)
Teheodore M. Petrycki (brother)
Michael W. Petrycki (brother)
Edna T. Petrycki (sister)
Celia Petrycki (sister)
Elinor E. (Cote) Petrycki (wife)

More information

Sgt William S. Petrycki attended Lawrence and Holyoke high schools and worked at the Stevens Arms plant.

He enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 3 March 1943.

He is also remembered on a memorial in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

His brother Michael also served in Europe.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans,www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 / Dunn-Cote Family Tree / Walz Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Robert Comeau, Steve Walz