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PUZIO, Walter F - Date of
birth
2 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33793598 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Ubach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - unknown
Immediate family
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Members
Albert G. Puzio (father)
Frances (Grochowski) Puzio (mother)
Ezeslawa A. Puzio (sister)
Mary (Wetzel) Puzio (wife)
Brenda Puzio (daughter)
More information
Sgt Walter F. Puzio was married to Mary Wetzel in Chester, Pennsylvania, on 24 August 1938.He enlisted in Pennsylvania in 1942 and received training at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma and was stationed at Fort George Meade, Maryland, before he was sent overseas in April 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Cunningham Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, www.findagrave.com, The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Courier-News - 1 Nov 1944