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GORCZYNSKI, Chester J - Date of
birth
10 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northmoreland, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33886445 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bliesbruck, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Gorczynski (father)
Agnes Gorczynski (mother)
Hamnor Gorczynski (sister)
More information
Pvt Chester J. Gorczynski attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 28 April 1944.He died in a hospital to the effects of artillery shell fragments in his chest and lungs.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy