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MASELKA, Joseph T - Date of
birth
20 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42095423 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
Campholz Woods, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Theodore J. Maselka (father)
Anna (Lechowicz) Maselka (mother)
Walter J. Maselka (brother)
Helen A. (Bracikowska) Maselka (wife)
Ronald J. Maselka (son)
Judy Ann Maselka (daughter)
More information
Pvt Joseph T. Maselka attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 20 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / The Plates of Brass, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery