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Personal info

Full name
OPYRCHAL, Joseph Marion
Date of birth
1 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36544998
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 8 10

Immediate family

Members
Frank Opyrchal (father)
Frances Opyrchal (mother)
Frank J. Opyrchal (brother)
Anthony Opyrchal (brother)
John Opyrchal (brother)
Dorothy Opyrchal (wife)

More information

Sgt Joseph M. Opyrchal was employed at the Chrysler Corporation.

He was taken prisoner of war and died of his injuries in Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4Id After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimeomorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten