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DAWNKASKI, Casimer John - Date of
birth
10 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42111115 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vallerange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob Dawnkaski (father)
Mary (Niezgoda) Dawnkaski (mother)
Mary Dawnkaski (sister)
Henry J. Dawnkaski (brother)
Bernice L. Dawnkaski (sister)
Edward Dawnkaski (brother)
Chester Dawnkaski (brother)
Leo Dawnkaski (brother)
More information
Pvt Casimer J. Dawnkaski was a welder and a flame cutter at Atlas Steel Casting Company.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 28 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dawnkaski Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Buffalo News - 14 April 1945