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Personal info

Full name
PLATKO, Joseph Peter
Date of birth
28 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Monessen, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33396409
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
Bannholz Woods, north of Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Paul Platko (father)
Margaret Platko (mother)
Mary K. Platko (sister)
Antonia Platko (sister)
Michael A. Platko (brother)
Paul Platko Jr. (brother)
Anna Platko (sister)
Helen Platko (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph P. Platko attended high school for 2 years was employed at the Page Steel and Wire Company.

He enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 25 November 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Koda Family / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery