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TUCHOLSKI, Walter Richard Jr - Date of
birth
12 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1325951 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Beek, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Walter R. Tucholski (father)
Mathilda (Szafranski) Tucholski (mother)
Arthur R. Tucholski (brother)
Lucille Tucholski (sister)
Naomi A. (Astrander) Tucholski (wife)
Walter R. Tucholski III (son)
More information
Walter R. Tucholski Jr. graduated from Bethel Township High School and was a sales clerk.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 17 March 1942.
2nd Lt Tucholski's remains were recovered in 1971 when crews were working to widen a road. He was to be interred on 13 October 1972 at Westmoreland Memorial Park Cemetery in Pennsylvania per the family's request.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application file
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Nicole Sproncken, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press