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name
PAIZ, David - Date of
birth
8 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Karnes City, Karnes County, Texas -
Hometown
Mathis, San Patricio County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38362850 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Barleben, North of Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 20 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Teodore Paiz (father)
Evelea R. Paiz (mother)
More information
Cpl Paiz was killed when the tank destroyer of which he was an occupant was struck by an enemy Panzerfaust. Also Pfc Gilbert Borel, who is remembered at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten, was killed. Sgt Walter S. Clark, who was also a crew member was wounded and died two days later. He is also buried at Margraten.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.tankdestroyer.net - After Action Report 823rd TDB, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Corpus Christi Caller 23 May 1945