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Personal info

Full name
IGNASZAK, Joe J
Date of birth
1913
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36024026
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Fort Driant in the vicinity of Metz, France.

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 16 36

Immediate family

Members
Albert Ignaszak (father)
Agnes Ignaszak (mother)
Frank Ignaszak (brother)
Catherine Ignaszak (sister)
Andrew Ignaszak (brother)
Frances Ignaszak (sister)
Harieth Ignaszak (sister)
Sera Ignaszak (sister)

More information

Pfc Joe J. Ignaszak joined the Regular Army in Chicago on 26 June 1941. He was a stableman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

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