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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Anthony Alexander Poplawski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 20 APRIL 1942 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 1 JULY 1942 TO 27 FEBRUARY 1945 WITH 517TH PORT BATTALION, TRANSPORTATION CORPS, IN ENGLAND, NORMANDY, AND ANTWERP. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF A V-2 ATTACK AGAINST ANTWERP. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 14 JULY 1945 AT VALLEY FORGE GENERAL HOSPITAL, PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.