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KOLINSKI, Donald J - Date of
birth
3 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36829272 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
634th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Garbeck, Southeast of Dortmund, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 5 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Kolinski (father)
Rose J. (Kulwikowski) Kolinski (mother)
Alvin P. Kolinski (brother)
Frances Kolinski (sister)
Louise Kolinski (sister)
Clarence Kolinski (brother)
Maurice J. Kolinski (brother)
More information
T/5 Donald J. Kolinski was a truck driver before he enlisted.He is remembered at the Guardian Angel Cemetery in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Trees, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Jonelle, James Kolinski (nephew)