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BORKOWSKI, Benjamin Peter - Date of
birth
27 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32257147 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 9 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Winslow Borkowski (father)
Veronica (Ivanowicz) Borkowski (mother)
Paul A. Borkowski (brother)
Walter J. Borkowski (brother)
Clara E. Borkowski (sister)
More information
T/5 Benjamin P. Borkowski attended high school for two years and was a sailor.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 16 March 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
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