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Personal info

Full name
KOLENIAK, Michael William
Date of birth
22 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
32785933
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 October 1944
Place of death
Moncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 17 49

Immediate family

Members
Michael Koleniak (father)
Julia (Pietras) Koleniak (mother)
Stefania Koleniak (sister)
Yaniska E. Koleniak (sister)
Katherine Koleniak (sister)
Nellie G. Koleniak (sister)
Helena E. Koleniak (sister)
John J. Koleniak (brother)
Emily J. Koleniak (sister)
Sadie K. Koleniak (sister)

More information

Pvt Michael W. Koleniak was employed at the Bethlehem Steel before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / John Koleniak Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Matthew Sargent