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WAWRZYNIAK, Charles E - Date of
birth
29 June 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Whiting, Lake County, Indiana -
Hometown
Whiting, Lake County, Indiana -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35111736 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Light Machine Gunner -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Tegelen, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ludwik Wawrziniak (father)
Josephine (Olszewska) Wawrzyniak (mother)
Martin Wawrziniak (brother)
Anthony Wawrziniak (brother)
John Wawrziniak (brother)
Stanley Wawrziniak (brother)
Joseph Wawrziniak (brother)
Martha Wawrziniak (sister)
More information
Pvt Charles E. Wawrzyniak was a mechanic.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 27 March 1942.
He was wounded in action in a wood area, west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands. He was taken prisoner and was brought to a German dressing station in Tegelen where he died the same day. He was initially buried at a provisional military cemetery in Venlo.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.myheritage.nl - Hammond Times, www.ancestry.com - Birth Record
Photo source: Joost Evertson, www.7tharmddiv.org, Peter Schouteten