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Personal info

Full name
CIOLEK, Kenneth W
Date of birth
4 October 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Hometown
Saginaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36180354
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
715th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kiel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 37 23

Immediate family

Members
Felix Ciolek (father)
Antoinett / Antonina Ciolek (mother)
Angeline Ciolek (sister)
Emil J. Ciolek (brother)
Louis K. Ciolek (brother)
Estelle /Stella M. Ciolek (sister)
Joseph F. Ciolek (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-29234
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Objective Bombing
MACR: 2517

More information

Sgt Kenneth (Kasimir) Ciolek was a fireman.

He enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 13 April 1942.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Enlistment Record / National Archives, Robert J. Proal (Friend) / WWII Memorial, CWGC - ABMC / Find A Grave, Adoptiegraven.nl / Forum, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Wendy Lensink, CWGC - ABMC / Find A Grave