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Personal info

Full name
ZRADA, Walter J
Date of birth
2 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33343371
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 36

Immediate family

Members
Josef Zrada (father)
Victoria (Dabrowska) Zrada (mother)
John Zrada (brother)
Sophie Zrada (sister)
Matthew J. Zrada (brother)

More information

Pfc Walter J. Zrada enlisted on 29 October 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - OneWorldTree / US Department of Veterans Affairs Death File / Army enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet