PVT Wawrzyniak, Charles E
Service number: 35111736
Age: 27
Born: June 29, 1917, Whiting, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown: Whiting, Indiana
Family:
Ludwik Wawrziniak (father)
Josephine (nee Olszewska) Wawrzyniak (mother)
Martin Wawrziniak (brother)
Anthony Wawrziniak (brother)
John Wawrziniak (brother)
Stanley Wawrziniak (brother)
Joseph Wawrziniak (brother)
Martha Wawrziniak (sister)
Married, wife's name unknown at this time
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds while a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Tegelen, The Netherlands
Spot: German Dressing Station near Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Last known duty: East of Overloon, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
★ Prisoner Of War
Grave number: Plot D, Row 9, Grave 11
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Ardennes
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 27, 1942, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives
He was wounded during a fight between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle
Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands. He was taken prisoner and was brought to the German Dressing Station in Tegelen where he died the same day. He was initially buried at a provisional military cemetery in Venlo.
Service number: 35111736
Age: 27
Born: June 29, 1917, Whiting, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown: Whiting, Indiana
Family:
Ludwik Wawrziniak (father)
Josephine (nee Olszewska) Wawrzyniak (mother)
Martin Wawrziniak (brother)
Anthony Wawrziniak (brother)
John Wawrziniak (brother)
Stanley Wawrziniak (brother)
Joseph Wawrziniak (brother)
Martha Wawrziniak (sister)
Married, wife's name unknown at this time
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds while a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Tegelen, The Netherlands
Spot: German Dressing Station near Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Last known duty: East of Overloon, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
★ Prisoner Of War
Grave number: Plot D, Row 9, Grave 11
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Ardennes
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 27, 1942, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives
He was wounded during a fight between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle
Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands. He was taken prisoner and was brought to the German Dressing Station in Tegelen where he died the same day. He was initially buried at a provisional military cemetery in Venlo.
PVT Wawrzyniak, Charles E
Service number: 35111736
Age: 27
Born: June 29, 1917, Whiting, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown: Whiting, Indiana
Family:
Ludwik Wawrziniak (father)
Josephine (nee Olszewska) Wawrzyniak (mother)
Martin Wawrziniak (brother)
Anthony Wawrziniak (brother)
John Wawrziniak (brother)
Stanley Wawrziniak (brother)
Joseph Wawrziniak (brother)
Martha Wawrziniak (sister)
Married, wife's name unknown at this time
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds while a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Tegelen, The Netherlands
Spot: German Dressing Station near Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Last known duty: East of Overloon, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
★ Prisoner Of War
Grave number: Plot D, Row 9, Grave 11
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Ardennes
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 27, 1942, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives
He was wounded during a fight between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle
Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands. He was taken prisoner and was brought to the German Dressing Station in Tegelen where he died the same day. He was initially buried at a provisional military cemetery in Venlo.
Service number: 35111736
Age: 27
Born: June 29, 1917, Whiting, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown: Whiting, Indiana
Family:
Ludwik Wawrziniak (father)
Josephine (nee Olszewska) Wawrzyniak (mother)
Martin Wawrziniak (brother)
Anthony Wawrziniak (brother)
John Wawrziniak (brother)
Stanley Wawrziniak (brother)
Joseph Wawrziniak (brother)
Martha Wawrziniak (sister)
Married, wife's name unknown at this time
Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds while a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Tegelen, The Netherlands
Spot: German Dressing Station near Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Last known duty: East of Overloon, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
★ Prisoner Of War
Grave number: Plot D, Row 9, Grave 11
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Ardennes
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 27, 1942, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives
He was wounded during a fight between two woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle
Hattert, east of Overloon, the Netherlands. He was taken prisoner and was brought to the German Dressing Station in Tegelen where he died the same day. He was initially buried at a provisional military cemetery in Venlo.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Indiana.
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