Name:
William B., Jr. Laskowski
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35171599
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
11
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
William B. Laskowski, Jr. was born in 1920 in Indiana. He was the son of William J. Laskowski and Sophia Stasinski Laskowski. William served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Saint Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA.