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WOLCOFF, Nick - Date of
birth
19 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Alaska -
Hometown
Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39525804 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Longchamps, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Malva M. Wolcoff (mother)
Paul Wolcoff (brother)
George F. Wolcoff (brother)
More information
Pvt Nick Wolcoff attended high school for 1 year and worked in with the Alaska Railroad.He enlisted on 27 October 1941.
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 / Steve and Bill Warner Family History, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery