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SMIGLEWSKI, Walter John - Date of
birth
17 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Pine County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Cass County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37562311 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 75 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter Smiglewski (father)
Victoria (Kiminski) Smiglewski (mother)
Earl T. Smiglewski (brother)
Cecelia E. Smiglewski (sister)
Victoria M. Smiglewski (sister)
Florence V. Smiglewski (sister)
Theodore J. Smiglewski (brother)
More information
Pfc Walter J. Smiglewski employed at the Great Northern Railway Company.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery