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Personal info

Full name
YAGELSKI, Victor Anthony
Date of birth
19 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Jackson Township, Porter County, Indiana
Hometown
Westville Durham, La Porte County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35582440
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Bischwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 47 33

Immediate family

Members
Frank A. Yagelski (father)
Rose F. (Pilarski) Yagelski (mother)
Alexander L. Yagelski (brother)
Marie E. Yagelski (sister)
Harriet Yagelski (sister)
Joseph F. Yagelski (brother)
Theresa A. Yagelski (sister)
Leona C. Yagelski (sister)
Matthew R. Yagelski (brother)
Agnes R. Yagelski (sister)
Lucille A. Yagelski (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Victor A. Yagelski was employed at the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 20 January 1943.

He is remembered at the Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Otis, La Porte County, Indiana and in Greenwood Cemetery in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana.

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, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – D Poepping

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Jackie & Ralph / Shane O