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ROGINSKI, Joseph Andrew - Date of
birth
27 October 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32916637 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wardin, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wladislaw Roginski (father)
Antoniina B. (Szaclowska) Roginski (mother)
Anton W. Roginski (brother)
Mary B. Roginski (sister)
Stephanie Roginski (sister)
Stella Roginski (sister)
Frank Roginski (brother)
Stanislaus C. Roginski (brother)
Viola A. Roginski (sister)
More information
Pfc Joseph A. Roginski worked in the DuPont plant in Parlin as a guard for 10 years before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 21 April 1943. He was sent overseas in June 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 / Roginski Lanuto Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com – The Central New Jersey Home News 30 January 1945, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – Ken Roginski