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Personal info

Full name
OPOLINSKY, Joe Theodore
Date of birth
14 April 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Republic, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33670798
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 11 50

Immediate family

Members
Mike Opolinsky (father)
Nellie (Voydella) Opolinsky (mother)
Andy Opolinsky (brother)
Mike Opolinsky (brother)
Larry Opolinsky (brother)
Ed Opolinsky (brother)
Stella Opolinsky (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten