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KASPEREK, Valentine M - Date of
birth
12 March 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42028019 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Mertzwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph B. Kasperek (father)
Regina V. (Opach) Kasperek (mother)
Stanley P. Kasperek (brother)
Louis P. Kasperek (brother)
Edward S. Kasperek (brother)
Mary C. Kasperek (sister)
More information
T/5 Valentine M. Kasperek graduated from Emerson Vocational High School and was employed by Miller’s Bakery.He enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 28 September 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, 36thID-roster-part-2.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kimberly