Joseph P. Skrepenak

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/27/1944

Joseph Philip Skrepenak was born in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on December 4, 1922.

He was drafted into the Army on March 30, 1943 at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
He listed his home of residence as Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and his civilian
occupation as music teachers and musicians. He had completed three years
of High School and was single with dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company B from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 18, 1944.

Private First Class Skrepenak was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on November 27, 1944.

Above: The Wilkes-Barre Record newspaper of December 27, 1944 listed
the name of Joseph P. Skrepenak as one of two local soldiers killed in action.

Clipping courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Joseph P. Skrepenak was originally buried in the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle
in Block KK Row 3 Grave 54, and was moved to the permanent cemetery at Henri-Chapelle,
in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liege, Belgium
Plot A Row 17 Grave 41

Grave marker for Joseph P. Skrepenak

Photo by Des Philippet from the
Find A Grave website

Top photo from Honor States website via Julien Woestyn

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