Furtak Walter J.

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Walter J. Furtak is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

501st PIR Plaques Eerde Windmill

Name:

Walter J. Furtak

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

36255199

Unit:

501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-23

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Walter J. Furtak was born on September 29, 1920 in Butternut, Ashland County, Wisconsin. He served in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died on September 23, 1944 at the age of 23 in Veghel, Netherlands and is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. PFC Furtak was one of the brave American paratroopers of the 501st Inf who liberated the village of Eerde, The Netherlands from German forces in September 1944.