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Personal info

Full name
MIZERAK, Joseph William
Date of birth
1 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Linn Run State Park, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Richeyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33417655
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 1 12

Immediate family

Members
John A. Mizerak (father)
Mary E. Mizerak (mother)
Steve Mizerak (brother)
Mary Mizerak (sister)
John Mizerak (brother)
Andy Mizerak (brother)
Elizabeth Mizerak (sister)
Annie Mizerak (sister)
Michael Mizerak (brother)

More information

Joseph W. Mizerak enlisted on 29 December 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten