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Grave marker for Edward R. Bucek in
Saint Marks Cemetery, McKees Rocks (Allegheny county), Pennsylvania.
Edward enlisted in the Army at
Pittsburgh, PA on 4 August 1942. After completion of basic
training and jump school, he was sent to the 82nd Airborne Division in
Leicester, England.
On 8 September 1944 Cpl Bucek
was transferred to Company G, 508th PIR. Nine days later he
participated in the jump into Holland as part of Operation
Market-Garden.
Cpl Bucek was listed as slightly
wounded in action on 25 September 1944. He was evacuated and
following a month of recuperation, rejoined the company on 21 October
1944.
Cpl Bucek's military decorations
include the Purple Heart and the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for his
role in the Holland campaign and Airborne operations. |
