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WIERZBICKI, Joseph - Date of
birth
29 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42009363 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Grosshau, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis Wierzbicki (father)
Catherine Wierzbicki (mother)
Sophie Wierzbicki (sister)
John Wierzbicki (brother)
Anna Wierzbicki (sister)
Blanch Wierzbicki (sister)
Billy Wierzbicki (brother)
Edward Wierzbicki (brother)
Stanley Wierzbicki (brother)
Eleanor (Warlikowski) Wierzbicki (wife)
More information
Pvt Joseph Wierzbicki enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 12 August 1943.He was lightly wounded in action on 4 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for the first time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 /1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet