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Alex Penkala 40 Alex Penkala Born 1924 South Bend, Indiana Died January 10, 1945 (aged 21) Foy, Belgium Alex Penkala Place of burial Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Allegiance United States Service/branch United States Army Years of service 1943-1945 Rank Private First Class Unit Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Battles/wars World War II Relations -Irene (sister) Other work Cook • Battle of Normandy • Operation Market Garden • Battle of the Bulge Private First Class Alex M. Penkala, Jr. (1924 - January 10, 1945) was a paratrooper with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Penkala was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Tim Matthews.
Alex Penkala 41 Youth Penkala was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1924. He had 12 brothers and sisters. [1] His mother died when she had her thirteenth child, and Alex's sister, Irene, looked after Alex and the others. [1] His family was from Finland. He dropped out of high school during his sophomore year. [2] Enlisting in the army on February 27, 1942 at Toledo, Ohio, he also became a cook. [1][2] The grave of Penkala in Hamm, Luxembourg Alex M. Penkala's grave at Luxembourg American Military service Cemetery and Memorial In August 1942 after training in Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Penkala made his first combat jump on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) as part of Operation Overlord. In September 1944, he jumped into occupied Holland as part of Operation Market Garden, which eventually failed. After being pulled off the line, Easy Company returned to France, where they were transported to Bastogne, Belgium to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Alex Penkala was killed in action, just outside the Belgian town of Foy, by fire from German artillery. [3] His friend Sergeant Warren "Skip" Muck was in the same foxhole at the time and was also killed. [3] Penkala is buried at the American cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg. Medals and Decorations
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