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Personal info

Full name
ORLOWSKI, Frank J
Date of birth
2 December 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Detriot, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36579885
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siptenfelde, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 17 5

Immediate family

Members
Maryanna Orlowski (mother)
Anne (Fradette) Orlowski (sister)
Clara Orlowski (sister)
Emily (Dul) Orlowski (sister)
Josephine (Scheff) Orlowski (sister)

More information

Pfc Frank J. Orlowski was hit in the shoulder by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary Military Cemetery of Breuna, Germany.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / 1940 Census, Michigan, 60th Infantry Regiment “Go Devils” Unit History, http://www.60thinfantry.com/showtopic.php?topic_id=40, http://www.mrfa2.org/9thWWIIa.htm

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Will Urselmann via Carol Fradette Egan (niece)