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S/Sgt Walter F Placek

134th Infantry Regiment - Company K

Walter Frank Placek, son of Joseph and Mary (Smolen) Placek, was born October 29, 1913 in Columbus, Nebraska. He registered for the draft October 16, 1940. At the time he was working for the Consumers Public Power District in Columbus. He entered the Army in February 1941, served as a Platoon Sergeant in the First Platoon, Company K, 134th Infantry Regiment, and landed at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France July 6, 1944. S/Sgt Walter F Placek was killed in action July 19, 1944 during the battle for St Lo, France. He is buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

The Columbus Telegram, Columbus NE - August 8, 1944