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Personal info

Full name
DANIELAK, Chester J
Date of birth
4 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36205248
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 41

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Danielak (father)
Mary Danielak (mother)
Sophie Danielak (sister)
Frank Danielak (brother)
Roman Danielak (brother)
Ludwik Danielak (sister)
Martha Danielak (sister)

More information

Pfc Chester J. Danielak as a stock clerk before he joined the Regular Army in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 25 March 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Zarzecki Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy