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Personal info

Full name
SILSKI, Anthony
Date of birth
12 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33473656
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riquewihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 17 60

Immediate family

Members
Stanislaw Silski (father)
Juliana Silski (mother)
Stella Silski (sister)
Ludwik Silski (brother)
Wladyslawa Silski (brother)
Joseph Silski (brother)
Charles Silski (brother)

More information

Pfc Anthony Silski enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 December 1942. He was sent overseas in December 1944.
He was awarded a Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day he was killed by artillery shell fragments in the neck and head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy