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GONSOWSKI, Aloysius Jr - Date of
birth
25 November 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32253289 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kamphoefweg
West of Overloon, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Aloysius Gonsowski (father)
Viola M. Gonsowski (mother)
Matthew Gonsowski (brother)
Alfred Gonsowski (brother)
Alice Gonsowski (sister)
Dorothy Gonsowski (sister)
Agnes Gonsowski (sister)
Robert Gonsowski (brother)
More information
Pfc Aloysius Gonsowski Jr. was a crossing watchmen and bridge tender before he enlisted at fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York on 13 March 1942.His remains where discovered in 1977. After his identification he was buried at the American Cemetery Ardennes in Belgium, because this was the only American Cemetery available at that time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Fred Munckhof, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, United States Census 1940, IDPF
Photo source: Mireille Goedhart, Bill Blake