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HYLKA, Bernard Valery - Date of
birth
4 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31284730 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
387th Infantry Regiment,
97th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vinicity of Much, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 4 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Valory Hylka (father)
Mary Hylka (mother)
Lawrence Hylka (brother)
Francis Hylka (brother)
Robert Hylka (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Bernard V. Hylka's mother was born in Poland.S/Sgt Hylka is remembered with a memorial in Dudley, Massachusetts near his childhood home.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Francis Hylka, Jr (nephew)