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SZPAKOWSKI, Adolph Leo - Date of
birth
9 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31379693 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary S. (Vinters) Szpakowski (mother)
Charles J. Szpakowski (brother)
Joseph J. Szpakowski (brother)
More information
Pvt Adolph L. Szpakowski enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 20 July 1943.He attended high school for 2 years and worked in manufacture of automobiles before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery