PFC. Smergalski, Edwin S.
Service number: 33696287
Age: 19
Born: May 3, 1925, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Family:
John F. Smergalski (father)
Frances (nee Swierzowicz) Smergalski (mother)
Jane M. Smergalski/LaRocca (sister)
Helen F. Smergalski/Trzcianka (sister)
Clara Smergalski (sister)
Henry J. Smergalski (brother)
Leona J. Smergalski/Mueller (sister)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division :7th Armored Division
Company : A
Date of death: April 9, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Winkhausen, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Between Winkhausen and Arpe, Germany
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot D, Row 19, Grave 21
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: July 12, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other information: He was stationed at Miami Beach, Florida in 1943.
Biography: The following is taken from the 7th Armored Division archives.
This biography provided by a niece.
"My father told me that his brother was in the Air Force which at the time was part of the Army. They needed soldiers to land on the beaches (I am not sure of the country.) They had the soldiers line up and count off by 2's (1, 2, 1, 2, etc.) My uncle was in the group that was sent - the other group stayed in England. My uncle was not familiar with the kind of weapon he had to use because he had been working in the Air Force and wasn't trained for the kind of battle he was in. I know that in some of the records I have it says where he died. I made a scrapbook for my dad and the letters are with him in Pennsylvania. When I go home in June, I will make a copy of those to send to you. I don't remember them being personal in nature."
Service number: 33696287
Age: 19
Born: May 3, 1925, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Family:
John F. Smergalski (father)
Frances (nee Swierzowicz) Smergalski (mother)
Jane M. Smergalski/LaRocca (sister)
Helen F. Smergalski/Trzcianka (sister)
Clara Smergalski (sister)
Henry J. Smergalski (brother)
Leona J. Smergalski/Mueller (sister)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division :7th Armored Division
Company : A
Date of death: April 9, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Winkhausen, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Between Winkhausen and Arpe, Germany
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot D, Row 19, Grave 21
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: July 12, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other information: He was stationed at Miami Beach, Florida in 1943.
Biography: The following is taken from the 7th Armored Division archives.
This biography provided by a niece.
"My father told me that his brother was in the Air Force which at the time was part of the Army. They needed soldiers to land on the beaches (I am not sure of the country.) They had the soldiers line up and count off by 2's (1, 2, 1, 2, etc.) My uncle was in the group that was sent - the other group stayed in England. My uncle was not familiar with the kind of weapon he had to use because he had been working in the Air Force and wasn't trained for the kind of battle he was in. I know that in some of the records I have it says where he died. I made a scrapbook for my dad and the letters are with him in Pennsylvania. When I go home in June, I will make a copy of those to send to you. I don't remember them being personal in nature."
PFC. Smergalski, Edwin S.
Service number: 33696287
Age: 19
Born: May 3, 1925, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Family:
John F. Smergalski (father)
Frances (nee Swierzowicz) Smergalski (mother)
Jane M. Smergalski/LaRocca (sister)
Helen F. Smergalski/Trzcianka (sister)
Clara Smergalski (sister)
Henry J. Smergalski (brother)
Leona J. Smergalski/Mueller (sister)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division :7th Armored Division
Company : A
Date of death: April 9, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Winkhausen, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Between Winkhausen and Arpe, Germany
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot D, Row 19, Grave 21
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: July 12, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other information: He was stationed at Miami Beach, Florida in 1943.
Biography: The following is taken from the 7th Armored Division archives.
This biography provided by a niece.
"My father told me that his brother was in the Air Force which at the time was part of the Army. They needed soldiers to land on the beaches (I am not sure of the country.) They had the soldiers line up and count off by 2's (1, 2, 1, 2, etc.) My uncle was in the group that was sent - the other group stayed in England. My uncle was not familiar with the kind of weapon he had to use because he had been working in the Air Force and wasn't trained for the kind of battle he was in. I know that in some of the records I have it says where he died. I made a scrapbook for my dad and the letters are with him in Pennsylvania. When I go home in June, I will make a copy of those to send to you. I don't remember them being personal in nature."
Service number: 33696287
Age: 19
Born: May 3, 1925, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Family:
John F. Smergalski (father)
Frances (nee Swierzowicz) Smergalski (mother)
Jane M. Smergalski/LaRocca (sister)
Helen F. Smergalski/Trzcianka (sister)
Clara Smergalski (sister)
Henry J. Smergalski (brother)
Leona J. Smergalski/Mueller (sister)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division :7th Armored Division
Company : A
Date of death: April 9, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Winkhausen, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Between Winkhausen and Arpe, Germany
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
Grave number: Plot D, Row 19, Grave 21
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: July 12, 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Other information: He was stationed at Miami Beach, Florida in 1943.
Biography: The following is taken from the 7th Armored Division archives.
This biography provided by a niece.
"My father told me that his brother was in the Air Force which at the time was part of the Army. They needed soldiers to land on the beaches (I am not sure of the country.) They had the soldiers line up and count off by 2's (1, 2, 1, 2, etc.) My uncle was in the group that was sent - the other group stayed in England. My uncle was not familiar with the kind of weapon he had to use because he had been working in the Air Force and wasn't trained for the kind of battle he was in. I know that in some of the records I have it says where he died. I made a scrapbook for my dad and the letters are with him in Pennsylvania. When I go home in June, I will make a copy of those to send to you. I don't remember them being personal in nature."
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Pennsylvania.
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