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PFC Paul Edward Piskla Jr.

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PFC Paul Edward Piskla Jr. Veteran

Birth
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Death
11 Sep 1944 (aged 21)
Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
C-19-100
Memorial ID
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PFC. Piskla, Paul Edward, Jr
Service number: 33543449

Age: 21
Born: July 26, 1923, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
Family:
Paul Piskla (father)
Margaret I. (Yandrik) Piskla (mother)
Lillian Pliska (sister)
Emily Pliska (sister)
Milton C. Piskla (brother)
Anne Piskla (Seymour) (half-sister)

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: A
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the bridgehead to Dornot, France
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

Grave number: C-19-100
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on November 6, 1943 at Fort Meade, Maryland
Other information:
PFC. Piskla, Paul Edward, Jr
Service number: 33543449

Age: 21
Born: July 26, 1923, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
Family:
Paul Piskla (father)
Margaret I. (Yandrik) Piskla (mother)
Lillian Pliska (sister)
Emily Pliska (sister)
Milton C. Piskla (brother)
Anne Piskla (Seymour) (half-sister)

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: A
Date of death: September 11, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Dornot, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: At the bridgehead to Dornot, France
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

Grave number: C-19-100
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on November 6, 1943 at Fort Meade, Maryland
Other information:

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Virginia.


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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56659552/paul_edward-piskla: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Paul Edward Piskla Jr. (26 Jul 1923–11 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56659552, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).