Wojtalewicz Peter

Monuments

First Division Monument (St Mihiel)

Memorial to the First Three Americans Killed in WWI

Name:

Peter Wojtalewicz

Rank:

Private

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Unit:

18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1917-11-16

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, Illinois

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Peter Wojtalewicz (also spelled Wojtalowicz) was born on October 18, 1898. He was among the first killed in action during WW1 in France. was Killed in Action while serving in the US Army during World War I as a Private in Company K, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.

From Find a Grave: Peter Wojtalewicz, First Chicago Hero, Is Honored
Thousands paid tribute yesterday to the memory of Peter Woptalewicz, the first Chicago soldier killed in action of American troops in this war in France. Services were held in St. Adalbert's Polish Roman Catholic church, West Seventeenth and South Paulina streets. Archbishop Mundelein occupied the archepiscopal throne in the sanctuary and the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward F. Hoban, the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Stanislas Nawrocki, and a number of Polish priests from all parts of the city were present.

Chicago Tribune (IL) - December 11, 1917