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August William Gachnik, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:
serial number:
location:Nottingham, England.
enlistment date:April 28, 1942
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Jan. 13, 1945
place discharged:Camp Custer, MI
decorations: European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
history:Was accidently injured on April 5, 1944, in Nottingham, England. Honorably discharged from Percy Jones Army General and Convalescent Hospital, Camp Custer, Michigan.
service documents:
references:Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War Two Project (2004?), p. 85.

Personal Information

date of birth:July 1, 1919
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:March 17, 1981
father:Anton Gachnik
mother:Julia (Tisol) Gachnik
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 9/03/2015