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WOLCOFF, Nick - Date of
birth
19 May 1916 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Alaska -
Hometown
Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39525804 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Longchamps, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Malva M. Wolcoff (mother)
Paul Wolcoff (brother)
George F. Wolcoff (brother)
More information
Pvt Nick Wolcoff worked in with the Alaska Railroad.He enlisted on 27 October 1941.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Steve and Bill Warner Family History, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery