Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- 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
Personal info
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