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KOWALSKI, Stanley Joseph - Date of
birth
28 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06899874 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Overloon, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley Kowalski (father)
Irene E. Kowalski (mother)
Richard Kowalski (brother)
Clement Kowalski (brother)
Edmund Kowalski (brother)
Chester Kowalski (brother)
Irene (Mc Donald) Kowalski (wife)
Stanley E. Kowalski (son)
More information
Pvt Stanley J. Kowalski enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 20 March 1944. He was one of five brothers who served in the armed forces during World War 2.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, The Wilkes-Barre Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Photo source: The Wilkes-Barre Record, www.findagrave.com