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KUCINSKI, Robert Leo - Date of
birth
2 December 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York -
Hometown
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32847964 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 64 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert A. Kucinski (father)
Gertrude F. (Worningen) Kucinski (mother)
Gertrude R. Kucinski (sister)
Elizabeth M. Kucinski (sister)
Rose M. Kucinski (sister)
Grace A. Kucinski (sister)
Lorraine Kucinski (sister)
Arthur D. Kucinski (brother)
Donald D. Kucinski (brother)
Raymond F. Kucinski (brother)
Floyd E. Kucinski (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert L. Kucinski attended Onondaga Valley Academy, where he was a member of the school band. At 9 years, with several other boys he formed the Mighty Midget band, which played at many entertainments in Syracuse. For a time he was employed in the Herald-Journal composing room. He was also a member of the Salvation Army band.His father was a member of the Army of Occupation in Germany after the first World War and he married there. Pfc. Kucinski's mother died about eight years before her son was killed not far from her girlhood home.
He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 16 March 194 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card, https://newspaperarchive.com - Syracuse Herald-Journal - 28 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, https://newspaperarchive.com - Syracuse Herald-Journal - 28 February 1945