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RUTKOWSKI, Alexander - Date of
birth
27 February 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6919763 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Weinsheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Ryback (stepfather)
Elsie Rutkowski (mother)
Joseph J. Rutkowski (brother)
Edmund Rutkowski (brother)
More information
Pfc Alexander Rutkowski attended Franklin Junior High School and was employed by the J. I. Case Company before he joined the Regular Army on 21 November 1939. After four years in Panama, he returned to the United States and was sent overseas with the infantry in December 1944.His brother, Cpl Joseph J. Rutkowksi, was killed in action in Saipan while serving with the Second Marine Division, on 15 June 1944. He is buried at Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.
His brother Edmund who fought together with Joseph at Saipan was reported wounded in action during that campaign. He recovered sufficiently to take part in the Tinian engagement. He received a medical discharge.
He was first buried at th Temporary American Military Cemetery ofFoy, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspaperarchive.com - Racine Journal Times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspaperarchive.com - Racine Journal Times