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Personal info

Full name
ADAMCZYK, Edward William
Date of birth
1 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36045131
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Eilendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 10 13

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Adamczyk (father)
Sophie H. Adamczyk (mother)
Robert R. Adamczyk (brother)
Geraldine Adamczyk (sister)
Jacquelin Adamczyk (sister)
Aileen Adamczyk (sister)
Stanley Adamczyk (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward W. Adamczyk was employed at the Carniege-Illinois Steel Corp.

He enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 4 August 1941 and was overseas for only four months when he died.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, National WWII Memorial, National Archives, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Calumet 13 November 1944