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WENDRZYCKI, Joseph John - Date of
birth
17 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Albany, Albany County, New York -
Hometown
Oswego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32586735 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Normandy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 7 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Wendrzycki (father)
Margaret F. (Zimmer) Wendrzycki (mother)
Margaret F. Wendrzycki (sister)
Edward P. Wendrzycki (brother)
Walter V. Wendrzycki (brother)
Rose M. Wendrzycki (sister)
Dorothy J. Wendrzycki (sister)
John J. Wendrzycki (brother)
Frank R. Wendrzicky (brother)
Helen C. (James) Wendrzycki (wife)
More information
Sgt Joseph J. Wendrzycki's father immigrated from Poland.He grew up in a poor Polish household. Joe and his siblings used to run behind the coal delivery truck to pick up the coal that had fallen to use gor heat or sell.
He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 10 November 1942.
He was just married right before being shipped overseas to Helen James.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lauri Sheridan Family Tree / Wendrzicky Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Laurie Sheridan