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Personal info

Full name
CITROWSKE, William Jorome
Date of birth
27 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minnesota
Hometown
Dundee, Nobles County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37771602
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Schweinfurt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 17 18

Immediate family

Members
Edward A. Citrowske (father)
Magdelena (Grengs) Citrowske (mother)
Ambrose A. Citrowske (brother)
Sylvester C. Citrowske (brother)
George C. Citrowske (brother)
Edward J. Citrowske (brother)
Owen A. Citrowske (brother)
Odo R. Citrowske (brother)
Clair D. Citrowske (brother)
Cecelia M. (Waltz) Citrowske (wife)

More information

Pfc William J. Citrowske was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 7 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hopkins Steffensen Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

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