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SZEWCZYK, Ralph P - Date of
birth
10 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36245506 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 November 1944 - Place of
death
Zevenbergen, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley Szewczyk (father)
Esther Szewczyk (mother)
Delores Szewczyk (sister)
Stanley J. Szewczyk (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Ralph P. Szewczyk graduated from Boys Technical High School and worked in a warehouse.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 15 June 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Milwaukee Journal - 8 December 1944