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Personal info

Full name
ADAMKOSKI, Frank Jr
Date of birth
8 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York
Hometown
Fulton County, New York

Military service

Service number
32857365
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 7 10

Immediate family

Members
Frank Adamkoski (father)
Agnes (Marczak) Adamkoski (mother)
Matthew T. Adamkoski (brother)
Benjamin S. Adamkoski (brother)
Walter F. Adamkoski (brother)
John Adamkoski (brother)
Victor Adamkoski (brother)
Sophie A. Adamkoski (sister)
Lila Adamkoski (sister)

More information

Pfc Frank Adamkoski Jr. enlisted in Utica, New York on 12 April 1943.

He attended Broadalbin High School.

He was taken prisoner and died of his wounds, probably in a German field hospital.

Source of information: FOHF, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/513/513_honor.html

Photo Source: www.findagrave.com, Broadalbin High School, 1940 yearbook