Walter T. Borowiak
NAME: Walter T. Borowiak
ASN: 33111618
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1917?
DATES OF SERVICE: 24 Sep 1941 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: HHC, 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment
CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Foggia
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
24 Sep 1941 - Enlisted at New Cumberland, PA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33111618 | 33111618 |
| NAME | BOROWIAK#WALTER#T#JR#### | BOROWIAK#WALTER#T#JR#### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 079 | LUZERNE |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 3288 | NEW CUMBERLAND PENNSYLVANIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 24 | 24 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 09 | 09 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 9 | Three year enlistment |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 17 | 17 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 2 | 2 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 819 | Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c. |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0612 | 0612 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.276 | 2.276 |
08 Nov 1942 - Pvt. Walter T. Borowiak, 33111618, HHC 2nd Bn 509th PIR, Hazelton, PA, Operation VILLAN (TORCH) Plane 8 Seat 5 Combat Weight 271 lbs.
15 Sep 1943 - Captured vicinity Avellino, Italy sent to Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
| SERIAL NUMBER | 33111618 | 33111618 |
| NAME | BOROWIAK WALTER T | BOROWIAK WALTER T |
| GRADE, ALPHA | PVT | Private |
| GRADE CODE | 8 | Cadet, USMA or Chief Warrant Officer or Private or Apprentice, Seaman |
| SERVICE CODE | 1 | ARMY |
| ARM OR SERVICE | INF | Infantry |
| ARM OR SERVICE CODE | 10 | INF: INFANTRY |
| DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) | 15 | 15 |
| DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) | 09 | 09 |
| DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) | 3 | 1943 |
| RACIAL GROUP CODE | 1 | WHITE |
| STATE OF RESIDENCE | 32 | Pennsylvania |
| TYPE OF ORGANIZATION | 160 | Parachute Infantry |
| PARENT UNIT NUMBER | 0509 | 0509 |
| PARENT UNIT TYPE | 06 | Group/Regiment/Commands/System |
| AREA | 3C | South Pacific Area: New Caledonia |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) | 02 | 02 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) | 07 | 07 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) | 5 | 1945 |
| SOURCE OF REPORT | 1 | Individual has been reported through sources considered official. |
| STATUS | 8 | Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated |
| DETAINING POWER | 1 | GERMANY |
| CAMP | 033 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| REP | ||
| POW TRANSPORT SHIPS |
02 Jul 1945 - Repatriated
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