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LEWANDOWSKI, Bernard Thomas - Date of
birth
8 September 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33612095 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Eisenschmitt, east of Bitburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Lewandowski (father)
Caroline (Mongielski) Lewandowski (mother)
Raymond J. Lewandowski (brother)
Harold F. Lewandowski (brother)
Rosemarie Lewandowski (sister)
More information
T/5 Bernard T. Lewandowski attended St. Mary's High School and was employed in a local food market before he enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 22 October 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.newspaperarchive.com - Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem