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Personal info

Full name
CWIKLIK, Michael A
Date of birth
24 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Glen Lyon, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33359104
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Northern Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 62

Immediate family

Members
Stanley M. Cwiklik (father)
Anna Cwiklik (mother)
Frank Cwiklik (brother)
John Cwiklik (brother)
Walter Cwiklik (brother)

More information

Cpl Michael A. Cwiklik enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 19 November 1942.

His brother Sgt. Frank Cwiklik was wounded in action on Leyte Island. Two other brothers, Pfc John and Pfc Walter, both served with the U.S. Army overseas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Wilkes-Barre Record / Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader