History of The United States Army's 117th Infantry Regiment

3rd Battalion - K Company

30th Infantry Division

Private Samuel E. Jurowicz

Private Jurowicz was from Philadelphia and was a replacement soldier who was drafted 2 days after his first son was born.  He was honored for taking out a Tiger tank by lobbing in grenades when he found that the German soldiers were off-guard, drinking.  He was a lead point scout.

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Special thanks to Granddaughter Kimberly Jurowicz MacIntosh