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Personal info

Full name
PAZDALSKI, John Walter
Date of birth
11 August 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Glenolden, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33773172
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Near Richelskaul, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 8

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Pazdalski (father)
Anna (Swietek) Pazdalski (mother)
Walter Pazdalski (brother)
Julia Pazdalski (brother)
Joseph Pazdalski (brother)
Benjamin P. Pazdalski (brother)
Louis Pazdalski (brother)
Leopold S. Pazdalski (brother)
Roberta E. (White) Pazdalski (wife)

More information

Pvt John W. Pazdalski was employed by the Sinclair Oil Refinery before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 9 March 1944 and was sent overseas on 11 August 1944.

He was one of five sons who served during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet