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PODEMSKI, Richard S - Date of
birth
2 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42109411 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
387th Infantry Regiment,
97th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 May 1945 - Place of
death
Konraditz, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 33 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Valerian Podemski (father)
Mary Podemski (mother)
Eugene V. Podemski (brother)
Dorothy Podemski (sister)
More information
Pfc Richard S. Podemski worked as a machinist before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 24 March 1944.His parents immigrated in the U.S. from Poland.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
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