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Personal info

Full name
TAPALANSKY, John
Date of birth
2 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32614073
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Stolberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 72

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Tapalansky (father)
Mary Tapalansky (mother)
Joseph Talansky (brother)
Mary Tapalansky (sister)
Anna Tapalansky (sister)
Veronica Tapalansky (sister)
George Tapalansky (brother)

More information

Pvt John Tapalansky enlisted in New York City, New York on 31 October 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten