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STUPYRA, Alex S - Date of
birth
16 May 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36977151 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Stupyra (father)
Mary (Blazewski) Stupyra (mother)
Jane Stupyra (sister)
Lillian Stupyra (sister)
Virginia Stupyra (sister)
Adam Stupyra (brother)
Delphine Stupyra (sister)
Hedwig (Karzym) Stupyra (wife)
Vivian Stupyra (daughter)
More information
Pvt Alex S. Stupyra was employed by the Ford Motor Comp.He was married to Hedwig Karzym on 19 April 1941.
He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 9 May 1944.
He was killed by small arms fire in the heart.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Stupyra Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Detroit Evening Times - 23 January 1945