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PIEKARSKI, Chester Alexander - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Baltic, New London County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31380539 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pont-à-Mousson, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 87 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley Piekarski (father)
Eva Piekarski (mother)
Sophie Piekarski (sister)
Helen Piekarski (sister)
Hedwig Piekarski (brother)
Stanley Piekarski (brother)
Edward Piekarski (brother)
Charley Piekarski (brother)
Laura Piekarski (sister)
Valory Piekarski (sister)
Margaret (Chezvenicky) Piekarski (wife)
More information
Pfc Chester A. Piekarski attended high school for one year and was a production worker at Angus Park Mfg. Co. Inc. before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 8 March 1943.Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
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