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KRAWIEC, Macy L - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wallington, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Wellington, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6975115 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Valentine Krawiec (father)
Katherine Krawiec (mother)
Edward Krawiec (brother)
Anna Krawiec (sister)
Evelyn Krawiec (sister)
Caroline Krawiec (sister)
Marguerite (Runion) Krawiec (wife)
More information
Pvt Macy L. Krawiec graduated from Lodi High School and had a post graduate degree and worked in a petroleum company.He joined the Regular Army on 23 May 1939. After serving abroad for some time, he returned to the United States and volunteered for the paratroopers, for which he trained at Fort Benning, Georgia. The facts about him being transferred to the infantry are not known at this moment.
At the time of his death, the 2nd Infantry Regiment was in a holding position along the Kyll River.
His brother Edward served in the Pacific.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey) 5 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey) 16 March 1945