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HOLOWCHAK, Michael - Date of
birth
22 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33707172 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
30 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Montagne, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
George Holowchak (father)
Anna (Czemerys) Holowchak (mother)
Catherine Holowchak (sister)
Anna Holowchak (sister)
John Holowchak (brother)
Julia Holowchak (sister)
Anna S. (Cuba) Holowchak (wife)
Luella M. Holowchak (daughter)
More information
Pvt Michael Holowchak enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 21 October 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Alexandroff Boehm Family Tree / Pennsylvania Marriages / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy