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Personal info

Full name
ROOT, Michael Korzeniewski
Date of birth
28 September 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36397131
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 14

Immediate family

Members
Stanley Korzeniewski (father)
Anna Korzeniewski (mother)
Frances Korzeniewski (sister)
Joseph Korzeniewski (brother)
Cecelia Korzeniewski (sister)
Rose Korzeniewski (sister)
Clara Korzeniewski (sister)
Helen Korzeniewski (sister)
Felix Korzeniewski (brother)
Harriet K. (Root) Korzeniewski (wife)

More information

Pfc Michael K. Root was a switchman with the railroad company before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 25 March 1942.
He was reported wounded in action on 18 January and died a day later.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery