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BIELASKI, Michael J - Date of
birth
16 June 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31007177 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bertha M. Bielaski (wife)
More information
Pfc Michael J. Bielaski was an attendant at a filling station before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 3 March 1941.He was first buried at Margraten in a temporary grave on 16 June 1945. He was disinterred on 3 August 1948 and his remains were prepared and placed in a casket on 5 August 1948. He was given his final resting place on 23 December 1948.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Vleugels, The Springfield Daily Republican 1945