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Personal info

Full name
WITKOWSKI, Frank Andrew
Date of birth
29 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Baltimore City, Maryland
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33897882
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vogelsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 21 22

Immediate family

Members
Bernard Witkowski (father)
Bessie Witkowski (mother)
John Witkowski (brother)
Clara P. Slaga (half-sister)
Andrew Slaga (half-brother)

More information

Pfc Frank A. Witkowski attended high school for one year and was employed by the Charlie Hoffberger Company.

He enlisted in Baltimore City, Maryland on 19 October 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the neck.

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