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SLAWECKI, Roman Walter - Date of
birth
18 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31370070 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siersdorf-Schleiden, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter Slawecki (father)
Jennie Slawecki (mother)
Marie Slawecki (sister)
Irene Slawecki (sister)
Sophie J. (Androwicz) Slawecki (wife)
Sophie Slawecki (daughter)
More information
Pvt Roman Slawecki employed at the Blanchard Machine Shop.He enlisted on 3 August 1943 at Boston, Massachusetts. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 19 June 1944 and was lightly wounded in action on 17 July 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Norwood Messenger's "Victory in Europe Souvenir Edition” Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood, Massachusetts) - Allison Palmgren