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Personal info

Full name
CHOJNACKI, Anthony John
Date of birth
17 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31467650
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 4 17

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Chojnacki (father)
Katherine (Wielgorecka) Chojnacki (mother)
Lillian Chojnacki (sister)
Joseph Chojnacki (brother)
Stanislas Chojnacki (brother)
Helen Chojnacki (sister)
Wanda Chojnacki (sister)
Jane Chojnacki (sister)
Stasia Chojnacki (sister)

More information

Pvt Anthony J. Chojnacki enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachsetts on 19 May 1944 and was overseas since October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com,www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Worcester Evening Gazette - 30 December 1944