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Personal info

Full name
MOTYLESKI, Stanislaw T
Date of birth
February 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12101864
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
Petit-Réderching, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 46 26

Immediate family

Members
Walenty Motyleski (father)
Stanislawa (Wojewodzka) Motyleski (mother)
Mitchell Motyleski (brother)
Henry J. Motyleski (brother)

More information

Pvt Stanislaw Motyleski graduated from Ferris High School where he was a member of the school orchestra.

He had previously tried to join the Polish Brigade in Canada in April 1942 when he was only 16 years old.

He joined the US. Army Reserve at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 9 March 1944 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ward Family Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com