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PIECHNIK, Vincent P - Date of
birth
22 August 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Albany, Albany County, New York -
Hometown
Albany, Albany County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12174764 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Remagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 92 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Valentine J. Piechnik (father)
Magdalene (Czernicki) Piechnik (mother)
Rose Piecknik (sister)
Stanley J. Piechnik (brother)
Joanna Piechnik (sister)
John B. Piechnik (brother)
More information
Pfc Vincent P. Piechnik atttended high school for 2 years before he joined the Regular Army in Fort Dix, New Jersey on 14 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Albany New York Knickerbocker News 1945/ Reittinger Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Albany New York Knickerbocker News 1945