Press Release | Oct. 10, 2024

Soldier Accounted for from WWII (Karwacki, L.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Leon R. Karwacki, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 26, 2024.

In late 1944, Karwacki was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 36th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. In mid-September, his battalion advanced against enemy forces around Stolberg, Germany, between Aachen and the Hurtgen Forest. He was killed on Sept. 17, during an attack near the Mausbach village. Karwacki’s body could not be recovered due to the intensity of enemy fire.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Karwacki’s case will be published once the family has received their full briefing.