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Personal info

Full name
BABIAK, Peter
Date of birth
10 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32208268
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
135th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 12 51

Immediate family

Members
Conrad Babiak (father)
Clara (Lypen) Babiak (mother)
Anna Babiak (sister)
Paul Babiak (brother)

More information

Sgt Peter Babiak graduated from Lincoln High School and was employed at the Poblix Pet Shop before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 6 February 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Michael Krause, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Annette Redford, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Jersey City New Jersey