Nicholas POLACHEK
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35521062 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 22 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 May 1916 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | Cleveland OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Married: Melba Franck POLACHEK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Radio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 November 1942 Cleveland OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 1st battailon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 82nd Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | MIA on June 6th then KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Mont de Fresville RAVENOVILLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ste Mère Eglise N°1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GRAVE |
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Nicholas worked for the company AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE The division was reactivated on March 25, 1942 and became Airborne Division on August 15 following.
Transfer to Great Britain in April 1943. During his jump on Salerno, Nicholas was missing for 28 days. He landed in the mountains above Salerno. It took 28 days to find his unit. The 82nd Airborne Division will pass through Casablanca (training), Sicily (engagement-fight), Gela TUNISIA (Re-equipment), Comiso Licata Castelvetrano Trapani Airport SICILY (engagement-fight). May 26, 1944 The mission of the 82nd is set: Take control of the surroundings of St Sauveur le Vicomte, to prevent German forces from blocking units landed at Utah Beach.
Nicholas was radio. While trying to pass his radio to his partner, it accidentally pulls on him. Nicholas was hit in the stomach. He was taken to a farm in FRESVILLE occupied by the LEVAVASSEUR family. Nicholas died on this farm. The family LEVAVASSEUR buried it temporarily on their farm located at Mont de Fresville in RAVENOVILLE. His body was exhumed a month later.
Info from CLEVELAND PRESS AND PLAIN DEALER Nicholas has received several medals the family has never received. In 2012, his family with the support of Senator MAC CAIN finally received them ....... His family knew nothing of his history during the Second World War. These brothers never spoke of their stories nor of Nicholas during World War II Only photos from this era proved their involvement in the conflict. It is this year on the eve of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D DAY that, for the first time, members of her family are coming to her collegiate grave, apparently one of her sisters as well as her niece. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION - ALL AMERICAN
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Franck Louis Steve POLACHEK |
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Sarah Miles(gauche) et sa mère Deb Polachek Coy |
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La tombe du PVT Nicholas POLACHEK, fleurit par une école de Bruxelles. Merci aux enfants et à Julie |
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Brother's Nicholas |
Steve POLACHEK
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | ||
AGE | --- yo | |
DATE OF BIRTH | -- | |
STATE | Cleveland OHIO | |
FAMILY | Parents:Louis & Eva POLACHEK | |
RANK | -- | |
UNIT | 37th Infantry Regiment |
Brother's Nicholas |
Frank POLACHEK
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AGE | yo | |
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STATE | Cleveland OHIO | |
FAMILY | Parents:Louis & Eva POLACHEK | |
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US Army Air Corps A-20 mechanic |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Sarah MILES - Cleveland.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |