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NAME Alexander Louis Piasecki |
NICKNAME Joe |
SERVICE NUMBER 274983 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona Gun Captain |
HOME OF RECORD Acme, WY |
NEXT OF KIN Sister, Mrs. Stella A. Romano |
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| DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1918 at Acme, WY |
ENTERED SERVICE September 23, 1939 at Denver, CO |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Corporal Alexander L. Piasecki was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Piasecki’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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