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Personal info

Full name
TERLESKI, John Jr
Date of birth
6 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
West Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33831883
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Armored Engineer Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Daleiden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John Terleski (father)
Margaret (Gulicz) Terleski (mother)
Mary Terleski (sister)
Michael Terleski (brother)
Anna Terleski (sister)
Stephen Terleski (brother)
George Terleski (brother)
Michael Terleski (brother)
Nickolas Terleski (brother)

More information

Pfc John Terleski Jr. was a driver before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 27 August 1943.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: As a member of an engineer squad that was pinned down by enemy fire from a pillbox, Pfc Terleski sacrificed his own life in order that the task force could attain its objective.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov , www.wwiimemorial.com , www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com , www.newspapers.com – The Morning Call 29 October 1946
Photo source: Peter Schouteten