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Personal info

Full name
STOJEK, Edward J
Date of birth
12 February 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42027028
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rudolstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 21 16

Immediate family

Members
Teofil Stojek (father)
Anna Stojek (mother)
Alexander J. Stojek (brother)
Joseph Stojek (brother)
Ludwig Stojek (brother)
Sigmund Stojek (brother)
Theresa Stojek (sister)
Teofil Stojek (brother)
Richard Stojek (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward J. Stojek was a graduate of School 43 and had been employed by Linde Air Products before entering the service on 6 December 1943.

Besides Edward, three other brothers served during the war.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / WWII Draft Card, www.87thinfantrydivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet