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OPOTOSKY, Walter - Date of
birth
3 November 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36119878 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Warnach or Martelange, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Martin Opotosky (father)
Bridget (Knox) Opotosky) (mother)
John O. Knox (brother)
Amelia Opotosky (sister)
Jean Opotosky (sister)
Sophie A. (Michalak) Opotosky (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Walter Opotosky enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 21 June 1941.He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michigan, Marriage Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, AAR 51st AIB August 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, The Detroit News - 6 March 1945