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John C. Wisniewski

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Class Year (or years attended): 1940

Military Service Branch: US Army

Years of Service: 1942 - 44

Service Academy or ROTC Institution: No

Highest Rank Attained: Private (Combat Infantryman)

Type of Separation: Killed in Action

Awards and Decorations: Normandy Invasion Combat Infantryman Badge

Major Duty Assignments, Military Units/Organizations/Ships, and Locations of Service?: After landing in France, spent several weeks there before returning to London. His unit was then assigned to The Netherlands where Pvt. Wisniewski was wounded in action and died several days later in September 1944.

Most Memorable Military Experience or Accomplishment: Successfully landed in France as part of Operation Overlord (D-Day) in June 1944.

Share the in-service schools/training attended and your primary military specialty.: Parachute Infantry Regiment

If your service included combat or hostile action describe: Pvt. Wisniewski served in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, enlisted in March 1942, killed in action in September 1944

Date of Death and Where They Were Laid to Rest: Died September 20, 1944, laid to rest at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Baltimore, MD

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