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Alfred Francis WACKOWSKI
“Fritz”
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Source : Ronald Wackowski | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 42021926 | ||||||
| AGE | 20 | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22 December 1923 Buffalo, Erie, NEW YORK | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Jan S "John" & Wiktorya Clara "Victoria" WACKOWSKI Sisters : Alice Rita & Victoria Theresa | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Fonction | ||||||
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| BATTALION | 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion | ||||||
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| DATE OF DEATH | 8 October 1944 |
Source : Load | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
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| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||
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Activated on 25 July, 1942, at Camp Carson, Colorado. Arrived in England in April, 1944. Landed at Omaha beach on 24 June with towed 3-inch guns. Supported drive on St. Lô. Fought at Mortain in August. Passed through Belgium and Holland, entered Germany on 17 September. Fought along Siegfried Line in October, including encirclement of Aachen. Converted to M10’s beginning in November. Shifted to the Ardennes in late December and fought to eliminate the Bulge in January 1945. Crossed Roer River on 24 February and Rhine on 24 March. Raced eastward to Elbe River at Magdeburg in April. Began military occupation duties on 21 April. Attached to: 29th, 30th Infantry divisions. History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide. Used by permission. | |||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||
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Source : Ancestry | |||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Ancestry - Tankdestroyer.net |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |