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DRELICK, Walter - Date of
birth
5 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20309679 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Thier-du-Mont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Drelick (father)
Katherine (Gacik) Drelick (Mother)
John F. Drelick (brother)
Sophie A. (Lucas) Drelick (sister)
Stanley J. Drelick (brother)
Mary K. (Czepiel) Drelick (sister)
Bernard A. Drelick (brother)
Helen T. Drelick (sister)
Genevieve (Woyton) Drelick (sister)
More information
Pvt Walter Drelick enlisted on 17 February, 1941 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, NARA, WWIIMemorial.com, WW2 Airborne, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - ZsOzOne, www.ancestry.com - Bristol High School Yearbook 1946