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CZAPLICKI, Chester Alphonse - Date of
birth
18 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36549220 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Heavy Machine Gunner -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Bourheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 12 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leopold Czaplicki (father)
Anna (Colinski) Czaplicki (mother)
Raymond Czaplicki (brother)
Frank Czaplicki (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - 1940 Fordson High School Yearbook