Private First Class Richard Waslaski grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cavalier


Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Infantry
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Italy

Biography:

Richard B Wladyslaus Wierzchoslawski Waslaski was born in Wales, Cavalier County, North Dakota on April 7, 1925, to Stanislaw (Stanley) Frank Wierzchoslawski Waslaski and Catherine (Katie) Kiebowitz.  He entered AUS Fort Snelling, Minnesota on November 11, 1943, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Private First Class Waslaski was killed in action on April 17, 1943, and received the Purple Heart.  He is buried in the United States Military Cemetery, Northern, Italy, along with having a gravesite in Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave