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Personal info

Full name
POPINNY, Michael H
Date of birth
15 November 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
St. Louis City, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37623041
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 21 25

Immediate family

Members
Michael Lotosky (stepfather)
Eva Popinny (mother)
William Lotosky (half-brother)
Samuel Popinny (brother)
Daniel Popinny (brother)
Emily Popinny (wife)

More information

Pfc. Michael H. Popinny enlisted on 26 August 1943 in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

He graduated from East High School and Niagara University.

He was employed in Mansento, Illinois prior to entering the service.

He had been overseas since January 1944.

Source of information: Yannick, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Records / Social Security Death Index / World War II Army Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com – Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – Democrat and Chronicle 10 May 1945