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Personal info

Full name
KUCHARSKI, Joseph J
Date of birth
14 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
36180881
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 August 1944
Place of death
Near Vire, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 37 40

Immediate family

Members
Stanislaw Kucharski (father)
Anna Kucharski (mother)

More information

T/Sgt Joseph J. Kucharski attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Fort Custer, Michigan, on April 16 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com – Andy, Joel Frampton Gilfert