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Personal info

Full name
SLOMINSKI, Charles John
Date of birth
3 March 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32176650
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 36 46

Immediate family

Members
Paul Slominski (father)
Alice Slominski (mother)
Walter Slominski (brother)
Helen Slominski (sister)
Stella Slominski (sister)
Felix Slominski (brother)
Mildred Slominski (sister)
Amalia Slominski (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles J. Slominski enlisted at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 15 October 1941.
He attended high school for 4 years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block T, Row 10, Grave 248.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels