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Personal info

Full name
LACZKOWSKI, Joseph W
Date of birth
7 March 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33792345
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 35 4

Immediate family

Members
John Laczkowski (father)
Catherine Laczkowski (mother)
Martha Laczkowski (sister)
Stanley Laczkowski (brother)
Leon Laczkowski (brother)
Edward Laczkowski (brother)
Richard Laczkowski (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph W. Laczkowski enlisted on 27 July 1943.

Source of information: http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/513/513_honor.html, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1940 Census

Photo source: Tom Verheijden