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Personal info

Full name
RYBCINSKI, Joseph Edward
Date of birth
17 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Covington, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33460156
Rank
Private
Function
Automatic Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Crossing the Rur river in the direction of Broich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 11 15

Immediate family

Members
John Rybcinski (father)
May Rybcinski (mother)
Walter Rybcinski (brother)
Stella Rybcinski (sister)
Nancy Rybcinski (sister)
Tessie Rybcinski (sister)
John Rybcinski (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph E. Rybcinski enlisted at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 7 January 1943.

He was lightly wounded in action on 2 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Sandra Pierce (niece)