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JOJCZYK, Clemens A - Date of
birth
22 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35009866 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stockem-Schankweiler, west of Bitburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 9 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Jojczyk (father)
Catherine (Twardow) Jojczyk (mother)
Frances Jojczyk (sister)
John Jojczyk (brother)
Edward Jojczyk (brother)
Clara Jojczyk (sister)
Joseph Jojczyk (brother)
Helen Jojczyk (sister)
Caroline R. Jojczyk (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Clemens A. Jojczyk was employed by the Draper Manufacturing Company.He enlisted in the Regular Army in Cleveland, Ohio on 14 February 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten