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Personal info

Full name
GAZIA, Tony Samuel
Date of birth
13 March 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Hancock County, West Virginia
Hometown
Hancock County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35742729
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
7 October 1945
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Guy Gazia (father)
Mary Gazia (mother)
Francis Gazia (sister)
Josephine Gazia (sister)
Yolanda Gazia (sister)
Joseph Gazia (brother)
Stella Gazia (sister)

More information

Pfc Tony S. Garzia enlisted on 20 November 1942 at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. He trained at Camp Mackall, North Carolina.

Tony S. Garzia was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census, World War II Young American Patriots, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: Danny van der Groen, www.ancestry.com - World War II Young American Patriots