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Born: 10 December 1915
Place:
Grafton, MA
Died:
12 April 1945
Place: Barby, Germany
Date of Temp Burial:
19 April 1945
at: American Military Cemetery Margraten (Netherlands)
Location: Plot: EE. Row:
9. Grave: 208.
Date of final Burial:
23 December 1948
at: American Military Cemetery Margraten (Netherlands)
Location: Plot: D. Row:
18. Grave: 20.
Father:
Wladyslau "Walter" Korona
Mother:
Helen Korona-Tomkiewicz
Sisters:
Stella Briand ( 29 Aug. 1910 - 31 Jan. 1990) and
Olga Ryngiewicz (17 Nov. 1913 - 13 Mar. 2004)
Brother:
Teddy Korona (1919)
Niece:
Marjorie M. Briand (1929)
Last known address Mrs.
Stella Briand: 18 Greenlawn Ave.
Fisherville, MA
Last known address
Mrs. Olga Ryngiewicz: 13 River Ave. Farnumsville, MA
Awards
Purple Heart
Bronze Star
On April 12th 1945
around 1500 hours 1st Platoon of the Recon Company 643rd
Tank Destroyer Battalion left the hamlet Wespen driving on the secondary road
leading east into the city of Barby, just as the Platoon approached almost the
outskirts west of Barby three jeeps and two (M8) Armored cars received a heavy
burst of fire from out the city outskirts, wounding quite a few men
and later proved 5 men were killed, Boleslaw was one of them.
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Pfc. Boleslaw Korona
