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WOJDACZ, Michael J - Date of
birth
21 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35057687 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
155th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Wojdacz (father)
Anna (Kicilinska) Wojdacz (mother)
Walter Wojdacz (brother)
Martin W. Wojdacz (brother)
Peter Wojdacz (brother)
More information
Pfc Michael J. Wojdacz attended Lincoln High School for two years was employed at Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 5 April 1943.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com - Larry
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery