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Personal info

Full name
PLATECK, Stephen
Date of birth
20 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New Hampshire
Hometown
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-1180298
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Battery,
227th Field Artillery Battalion,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
Sector between Geilenkirchen and Alsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 6 21

Immediate family

Members
Frank Plateck (father)
Helen Plateck (mother)
Mary Plateck (sister)
Stella Plateck (wife)

More information

1st Lt Stephen Plateck attended Chaney High School and was employed by Silver and Parsons Company.

He enlisted on 15 October 1940 at Youngstown, Ohio.

He was already part of his unit when the division landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Social Security Death Index, 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet