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Personal info

Full name
SIERGIEJ, Stanley Vincent
Date of birth
24 March 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
12054895
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tank Commander
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 17 7

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Siergiej (father)
Josephine Siergiej (mother)
Emilie Siergiej (sister)
Genevieve D. Siergiej (sister)
Walter Siergiej (brother)
Anthony Siergiej (brother)

More information

Sgt Stanley V. Siergiej was a graduate of Peckham Vocation High School and was employed by Allied Mills.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Buffalo, New York on 24 January 1942.
He was the first American to enter Liege, Belgium on 16 September where he later captured ten Germans.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet