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GORZELANCZYK, Chester Kasimer - Date of
birth
12 November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35838843 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Redlach, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 101 |
Immediate family
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Members
Constantin Gorzelanczyk (father)
Helen (Satkowska) Gorzelanczyk (mother)
Walter F.Gorzelanczyk (brother)
Ben A. Gorzelanczyk (brother)
Stanley A. Gorzelanczyk (brother)
Eugene Gorzelanczyk (brother)
Johny Gorzelanczyk (brother)
Eleanor Gorzelanczyk (sister)
Jean Gorzelanczyk (sister)
Florence (Pentkowski) Gorzelanczyk (wife)
Chester Gorzelanczyk (son)
More information
Pvt Chester K. Gorzelanczyk was a metal worker, employed by Champions Forge before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 12 May 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
His brother, T/4 Stanley Gorzalanczyk, is buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - j