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Personal info

Full name
RONCZKA, Henry Gabriel
Date of birth
15 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33151048
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 10 41

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Ronczka (father)
Helen (Mikos) Ronczka (mother)
Annie Ronczka (sister)
Edward Ronczka (brother)
Harry Ronczka (brother)
Wanda Ronczka (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Henry G. Ronczka enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 14 February 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block A, Row 6, Grave 114.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bodner Family Tree / 1920 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten