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WRONKOWSKI, Albert - Date of
birth
6 December 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31180237 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony Wronkowski (father)
Eva Wronkowski (mother)
Bernard Wronkowski (brother)
Gladys Wronkowski (sister)
Frank Wronkowski (brother)
Mildred Wronkowski (sister)
Anna Wronkowski (sister)
Stanley Wronkowski (brother)
Mary Wronkowski (sister)
Walter Wronkowski (brother)
John Wronkowski (brother)
More information
Albert Wronkowski as one of five brothers who served during the war.He was employed by the Narragensett Hotel.
He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 9 September 1942 and served with a Military Police unit for two years at Camp Gruber, Texas before he was transferred to the infantry.
He was reported wounded in action in January 1945 and, after recovering, returned to his unit. A few days later, he was killed in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Evening Bulletin 26 April 1945