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BOLINSKI, Leonard - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6835323 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bennwihr - Sigolsheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 5 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Bolinski (father)
Antonia Bolinski (mother)
Kasemir Bolinski (brother)
Edward J. Bolinski (brother)
Walter Bolinski (brother)
Sigmund J. Bolinski (brother)
Sylvester W. Bolinski (brother)
Florence Bolinski (sister)
More information
Pvt Leonard Bolinski worked in a kitchen before he joined the Regular Army in Avon, Kentucky on 21 March 1939.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax and pelvic.
His brother Edward J. was killed in action in the vicinity of St. Lo, France on 15 July 1944 and is buried next to him.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – JoMarRo