He and his comrade Warren H. "Skip" Muck were killed by German artillery fire on the outskirts of the Belgian Luxembourg town of Foy. They were taking cover in a foxhole from the artillery when a direct hit landed on them. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
He and his comrades had their story told by historian Stephen Ambrose in his 1992 work "Band of Brothers". In the subsequent acclaimed 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name, he was portrayed by actor Tim Matthews.
He and his comrade Warren H. "Skip" Muck were killed by German artillery fire on the outskirts of the Belgian Luxembourg town of Foy. They were taking cover in a foxhole from the artillery when a direct hit landed on them. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
He and his comrades had their story told by historian Stephen Ambrose in his 1992 work "Band of Brothers". In the subsequent acclaimed 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name, he was portrayed by actor Tim Matthews.
Family Members
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Angela M. Penkala Sobczyk
1909–1983
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Mary Penkala Setlak
1911–1987
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Helen E. Penkala Hawblitzel
1912–1972
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Matilda V. Penkala Budney
1914–1999
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Genevieve A. Penkala Guljas
1915–2000
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Edward F. Penkala
1918–1988
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Clem J. Penkala
1918–1989
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Evelyn A Penkala Tatay
1921–2019
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Irene Penkala Lichatowich
1922–2005
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Rose L. Penkala Kaczmarczyk
1926–2015
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Gertrude E. "Betty" Penkela Picking
1927–2001