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BYLINSKY, Raymond J - Date of
birth
14 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33617495 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ernzen, North of Echternach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Bylinsky (father)
Mary Bylinsky (mother)
Jennie Bylinsky (sister)
Stanley Bylinsky (brother)
Walter Bylinsky (brother)
Victor Bylinsky (brother)
Bolich Bylinsky (brother)
Rita Bylinsky (sister)
Leo Bylinsky (brother)
More information
Pfc Raymond J. Bylinsky enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 24 February 1943. He worked in a warehouse before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.iimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Evening Herald 29 May 1945