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BONCHESKY, Thomas Robert Jr - Date of
birth
5 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13021760 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
21st Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 March 1945 - Place of
death
Essen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas R. Bonchesky (father)
Annette (Kopecky) Bonchesky (mother)
Mary D. Bonchesky (sister)
Sophie M. Bonchesky (sister)
Mildred L. Bonchesky (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Thomas R. Bonchesky Jr.was a commercial artist before he joined the Regular Army in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 3 January 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Warren E. Thoma, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kopecky Clark Family / Pennsylvania WWII Veteran Compensation Application Files / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Bonchesky Family