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Personal info

Full name
IZBICKI, Walter F
Date of birth
4 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33701871
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Automatic Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Welz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 10 29

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Izbicki (father)
Catherine (Palka) Izbicki (mother)
Elsie Izbicki (sister)
John Izbicki (brother)
Bertha Izbicki (sister)
Lottie C. (Wladyslawa) Izbicki (sister)
Edward Izbicki (brother)
Dolores Izbicki (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter F. Izbicki attended McKeesport High School.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 13 September 1943.

He was killed during his first action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, Edward W. Smitch / A Grateful Dutchman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Trees / U.S. School Yearbooks

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / McKeesport High School Yearbook 1945