Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
SKWIAT, Edward Joseph - Date of
birth
12 October 1925 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana -
Hometown
La Porte County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35901579 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
Between Battipaglia and Eboli, Italy
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Valentine Skwiat (father)
Frances Skwiat (mother)
Walter Skwiat (brother)
Agnes Skwiat (sister)
Veronica Skwiat (sister)
Valentine Skwiat (brother)
Emily Skwiat (sister)
Frank Skwiat (brother)
Clement Skwiat (brother)
More information
Pvt Edward J. Skwiat attended Elston High School. He was employed by Burnham Glove Factory.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint Juan,France.
He is buried beside his brother, T/Sgt Frank A. Skwiat.
Pvt Skwiat is remembered at the Greenwood Cemetery in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card, History of the 179th IR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Shane O, Elston High School 1944