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POLIFKA, Peter - Date of
birth
4 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Atlas, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Wilberton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33172569 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
C Company,
40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
9 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Malancourt or Manville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George Polifka (father)
Natalie (Yashashack) Polifka (mother)
Anna Polifka (sister)
Eva Polifka (sister)
Thomas Polifka (brother)
Paul Polifka (brother)
Helen Polifka (sister)
More information
Pvt Peter Polifka enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 7 March 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V Drachman