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ROVINSKY, Carl Stanley - Date of
birth
17 June 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33461895 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Machine Gunner -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
3 November 1943 - Place of
death
Hammerstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stanley Rovinsky (father)
Martha K. Rovinsky (mother)
Henrietta Rovinsky (sister)
Raymond R. Rovinsky (brother)
Joan Rovinsky (sister)
More information
Pvt Carl S. Rovinsky attended G.A.R. High School and worked for the Bethlehem Steel Company before he enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 28 January 1943.He was taken prisoner and died in Stalag II-B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes Barre Times Leader
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Record