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Personal info

Full name
WOJTYSZKA, Frank
Date of birth
13 November 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33922874
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 1 3

Immediate family

Members
Frank Wojtyszka (father)
Mary Wojtyszka (mother)
Ellen M. (Prentice) Wojtyszka (wife)
Francis Wojtyszka (son)
Ralph W. Wojtyszka (son)

More information

Pvt Frank Wojtyszka enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 24 July 1944.

He was a meatcutter before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com – David Gonzales Sr.