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BLASZKOWSKI, Joseph J - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Brown County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36991229 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John F. Blaszkowski (father)
Laura J. (Lagers) Blaszkowski (mother)
Katherine J. Blaszkowski (sister)
More information
Inducted on June 26, Pvt Blaszkowski trained at Camp Blanding, Fla., came home on furlough in November and went overseas from Fort Meade, Md., in December. He served in France, Belgium and Germany. At Camp Blanding he received a rifleman's medal. Pvt Blaszkowski was active in athletics at Nicolet High School, West De Pere, from which he graduated in May 1944. He won several letters in football and basketball there and played with the teams when they oppposed Green Bay schools. He worked for the Morley-Murphy company for a few weeks between his graduation and induction.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ralph Peeters, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette