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WYKOWSKI, Eugene Wallace - Date of
birth
4 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36470601 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 13 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward Wykowski (father)
Victoria V. (Karczewski) Wykowski (mother)
More information
Pfc Eugene W. Wykowski attended De La Salle Collegiate before he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 19 July 1944. He was overseas for five months when he was killed.
Source of information: Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, The Detroit Times - 8 March 1945