Name:
Robert Washko
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33573850
Unit:
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-09-20
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
Plot:
F
Row:
4
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Washko was born on September 8, 1922, in Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Washko and Mary Mudzo Washko.
Robert served in Company A, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private, during World War II. He was Killed in action on September 20, 1944, during Operation Market Garden while participating in the Waal River crossing, the heroic crossing that liberated Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He was one of the 49 paratroopers killed during the assault on German positions on the opposite bank. Pvt Washko is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.