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Joseph A. Czekaj
Rank:
Sergeant
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16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Pennsylvania
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Joseph A. Czekaj was born on March 7, 1920. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France at the age of 24 and is now buried in Roman Catholic Polish Cemetery of the Transfigurat, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.