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Personal info

Full name
NOWAKOWSKI, Edward Richard
Date of birth
13 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36246088
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
817th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 20 2

Immediate family

Members
Martin Nowakowski (father)
Mary Nowakowski (mother)
Anastasia Nowakowski (sister)
Sophie Nowakowski (sister)
Stanley Nowakowski (brother)
Roman Nowakowski (brother)
Victoria Nowakowski (sister)
Alex Nowakowski (brother)

More information

Pfc Edward R. Nowakowski was employed as a steward at the Milwaukee Athletic Club.

He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 19 June 1942 and he had been overseas since 1 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Hans Wijnands www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Hans Wijnands