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BALTUSNIK, Stanley J - Date of
birth
29 December 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Binghamton, Broome County, New York -
Hometown
Binghamton, Broome County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6981859 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Harz Mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Baltusnik (father)
Mary Baltusnik (mother)
Stefanie Baltusnik (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Stanley J. Baltusnik joined the Regular Army on 16 January 1940.He attended public school in Binghamton and was a member of the National Guard before his enlistment. He was at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7., 1941 and received slight wounds in the first Japanese assault. He returned to the U.S. for further training a short time later. He received training in the anti-tank corps receiving medals for sharpshooting and marksmanship. He served at Camp Beale, Cal., Camp Maxey, Tex., Camp Gruber, Okla., and Fort Meade, Md., before being shipped to the European theatre in the spring of 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.16thinfantry.com, www.ancestry.com - New York National Guard Service Cards / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) - 7 May 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) - 7 May 1945