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Personal info

Full name
SZUKALSKI, Henry Joseph
Date of birth
1 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Twin Rocks, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Morris Run, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33456662
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Near Philippsbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 25 14

Immediate family

Members
John A. Szukalski (father)
Mary K. (Mulak) Szukalski (mother)
Edward Szukalski (brother)
Helen E. Szukalski (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry J. Szukalski attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 30 November 1942.

He is remembered at the Saint Josephs Cemetery in Morris Run, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Brandon’s Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Conservative Patriot
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Conservative Patriot