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BANEK, Stanley Christopher - Date of
birth
11 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36605531 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Vesoul, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Banek (father)
Mary (Jurzyk) Banek (mother)
Joe Banek (brother)
John Banek (brother)
Edward Banek (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Stanley C. Banek attended Crane Technical High School for three years and was a bartender before he enlisted on 16 February 1942.On 23 May 1944, in Italy, S/Sgt Banek wiped out a reinforced enemy machine gun emplacement. He crawled 50 yards across level terrain with only growing wheat for concealment into machinegun, rifle and mortar fire that clipped the wheat stalks inches above his body. He threw two grenades and fired his Thomson machinegun on the enemy position, killed three enemy and captured five others.
S/Sgt Banek was killed by a bullet in his back.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII, War Department Press Releases, Box 10
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy