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MUCK, Warren H "Skip" - Date of
birth
31 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Tonawanda, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12131169 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
506th 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
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Foy, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elmer J. Muck (father)
Loretta M. (Bessinger) Muck (mother)
Elmer J. Muck (brother)
Ruth J. Muck (sister)
More information
Sgt Warren H. Muck graduated from Tonawanda High School. and was a clerk.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Buffalo, New York on 17 August 1942.
He and his comrade Alex Penkala were killed by German artillery fire on the outskirts of the Belgian town of Foy. They were taking cover in a foxhole from the artillery when a direct hit landed on them.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
He is remembered on a monument at the Bois Jacques in Bastogne, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lieske Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com - Russ Dodge
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier, www.ancestry.com - Anonymous / Pascal Danneels / Tony Cannon, www.projectvigil.com