Jakiela Henry

Monuments

Trois-Ponts American Soldiers Plaque

Name:

Henry Jakiela

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

12056585

Unit:

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

Date of Death:

1944-12-26

State:

New York

Cemetery:

St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cem., New York

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Henry Jakiela was born on November 18, 1916 in New York. He enlisted in the Army on March 7, 1942 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted as being employed as a welder and also as Single, without dependents. He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war. Henry served as a Staff Sergeant, Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He was Killed in Action on December 26, 1944 (at the age of 28) and is now buried in St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA.