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Personal info

Full name
TKACZ, Joseph
Date of birth
21 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36168048
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 September 1944
Place of death
Gravelotte, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 21 68

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Tkacz (father)
Helen (Kiwior) Tkacz (mother)
John J. Tkacz (brother)
Alexandria F. Tkacz (sister)
Dolores H. Tkacz (sister)
Mary (Moloko) Tkacz (wife)
Delores Tkacz (daughter)

More information

Pvt Joseph Tkacz was married to Mary Zagrodzka on 29 December 1941.

He enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 23 January 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 / Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson