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Full name
UTORKA, Edward P
Date of birth
18 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31372522
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Bannholz Woods north of Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 18 70

Immediate family

Members
Adolph Utorka (father)
Stasia Utorka (mother)
Agnes H. Utorka (sister)
Anthony S. Utorka (brother)
Laura H. Utorka (wife)

More information

Sgt Edward P. Utorka attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 27 August 1943.

He is remembered at the Highland Cemetery in Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

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. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: Bonnie Derek, Barbara (Utorka) Mullikin (niece), www.findagrave.com - Pamela Butler