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Personal info

Full name
PARGULSKI, Gerald Joseph
Date of birth
27 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36872429
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Near Elsenborn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 33

Immediate family

Members
Ignatz Pargulski (father)
Mary Pargulski (mother)
George J. Pargulski (brother)
Geraldine Pargulski (sister)

More information

Pfc Gerald J. Pargulski graduated from St. Stanislaus High School.

He enlisted in August 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Detroit Free Press - 13 September 1942