How did Sylvester Antolak die?
hostile enemy fire
Utterly disregarding the hail of bullets concentrated upon him, he had stormed ahead nearly three-fourths of the space between strongpoints when he was instantly killed by hostile enemy fire.
What did Sylvester Antolak do?
By his supreme sacrifice, superb fighting courage, and heroic devotion to the attack, Sergeant Antolak was directly responsible for eliminating 20 Germans, capturing an enemy machinegun, and clearing the path for his company to advance.
Where is Sylvester Antolak buried?
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Italy
Sylvester Antolak/Place of burial
When and where did Sylvester Antolak act of bravery occur?
Antolak, Sylvester On May 24, 1944, near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy, he charged 200 yards over flat, coverless terrain to destroy an enemy machinegun nest during the second day of the offensive which broke through the German cordon of steel around the Anzio beachhead.