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WICHNIEWICZ, Joseph - Date of
birth
27 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Connecticut -
Hometown
Tolland County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31281580 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bodenfelde, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 2 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Phillip Wichniewicz (father)
Antoinette Wichniewicz (mother)
John Wichniewicz (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph Wichniewicz enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 22 January 1943. He attended high school for 1 year and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Ronald van Beek, Terry Hirsch, 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 / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2research.com/pec-events/wichniewicz-joseph/, http://ellington-ct.gov - Ellington [CT] Historical Society, https://www.facebook.com - Report of Death Bill Beigal
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, http://ellington-ct.gov - Ellington [CT] Historical Society