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MORONCZYK, Theodore - Date of
birth
11 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36885437 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Beaufort, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Moronczyk (father)
Salmia Moronczyk (mother)
Elizabeth Moronczyk (sister)
Kasmer Moronczyk (brother)
Joseph Moronczyk (brother)
Genevieve Moronczyk (sister)
More information
Pfc Theodore Moronczyk was employed by the Buhp Stamping Company.He received the Silver Star for gallantry in action. The citation reads: "In an advance against Langerscheid Hill, Luxembourg, on 13 January 1945, the attacking rifle company in which Pvt Moronczyk served as a rifleman was temporarily delayed by fire from an unobserved enemy machine gun. Crawling through field studded with anti-personnel mines and in which mortar and artillery shells were landing, Pvt Moronczyk proceeded to within twenty yards of the enemy positions from where he effectively threw hand grenades into the gun pit, destroying the gun and the crew."
He was killed by artillery blast effects.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery