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WITALISZ, Casimir John - Date of
birth
30 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31213492 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oerlinghausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Witalisz (father)
Mary (Kusiak) Witalisz (mother)
Sophie M. Witalisz (sister)
Max J. Witalisz (brother)
Casimera M. Witalisz (sister)
Helen Witalisz (sister)
More information
Sgt Casimir J. Witalisz is remembered at the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Full Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Steve Sawyer, Bart van der Sterren - courtesy of Maria de Graaf-Bessems - board member of Stichting Adoptie Graven Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten