Stachowiak Joseph Anthony

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Joseph Anthony Stachowiak is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Graignes Plaque -101st Airborne Division

Name:

Joseph Anthony Stachowiak

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

33407446

Unit:

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

Date of Death:

1944-06-11

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint Josef's Polish Catholic Cemetery, Everson, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Joseph Anthony Stachowiak was born on July 5, 1922, in Scottdale, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Peter A Stachowiak and Stella A. Woiteyak Stachowiak. He graduated from Mount Jackson High School. He was employed by the Mooney brothers before entering the service on December 17, 1942.

Joseph served in the 507th Paratrooper Infantry Medical Detachment as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 11, 1944, during the Battle of Graignes in France. PFC Joseph is now buried in Saint Josef's Polish Catholic Cemetery, Everson, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, and was awarded the Purple Heart.