Warren H. Muck

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Warren H. Muck

Also Known As: "Skip"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, United States
Death: January 10, 1945 (22)
Foy, Luxembourg, Walloon Region, Belgium (WWII - Battle of the Bulge)
Place of Burial: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, District de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Immediate Family:

Son of Elmer Julius Muck and Loretta M Muck
Brother of Elmer J Muck, Jr. and Private

Occupation: Sargent (US Army)
Managed by: Barbara Jane Keil
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About Warren H. Muck

He served in the United States Army during World War II as a Sergeant, in Company E ("Easy Company"), 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

He and his comrade Alex Penkala were killed by German artillery fire on the outskirts of the Belgian Luxembourg town of Foy. They were taking cover in a foxhole from the artillery when a direct hit landed on them. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

He and his comrades had their story told by historian Stephen Ambrose in his 1992 work "Band of Brothers". In the subsequent acclaimed 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name, he was portrayed by actor Richard Speight, Jr.

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Warren H. Muck's Timeline

1922
January 31, 1922
Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, United States
1945
January 10, 1945
Age 22
Foy, Luxembourg, Walloon Region, Belgium
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Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, District de Luxembourg, Luxembourg