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Personal info

Full name
GOTKOWSKI, Joseph William
Date of birth
26 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36578227
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 29

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Gotkowski (father)
Angeline Gotkowski (mother)
Wanda Gotkowski (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph W. Gotkowski was employed at the Peter Pan Bakery before he enlisted.

He was reported wounded in action on 2 January 1945.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery