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KALINOWSKI, Chester - Date of
birth
13 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13039124 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Longchamps, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph S. Kalinowski (father)
Louise Kalinowski (mother)
John A. Kalinowski (brother)
More information
Cpl Chester Kalinowski volunteered for the U.S. Army in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 10 December 1941.He attended high school for 3 years and was a Plumber.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Forester & Luczak Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier