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Personal info

Full name
ZAKARIAN, Antrony John
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Modesto, Stanislaus County, California

Military service

Service number
O1310088
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Vicinity of Flüren, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 16 9

Immediate family

Members
Haig Zakarian (father)
Siranoosh (Parsakian) Zakarian (mother)
Antrony "1st John" Zakarian (brother)
Mary Zakarian (sister)
Jack Zakarian (brother)
Joseph Zakarian (brother)
James H. "Jimmy" Zakarian (brother)
Benjamin Zakarian (brother)
Aram M. "Aaron" Zakarian (brother)

More information

1st Lt Antrony J. Zakarian joined the National Guard in Modesto, California, on 3 March 1941.

Source of information: FOHF, Enlistment Record / National Archives, ABMC / WWII Memorial, National Archives / WWII Memorial, CWGC - ABMC / Find A Grave, Special Forces ROH, The Modesto Bee - 17 April 1945, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census/ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, U.S. World War II Draft Registration / Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 / Bartle Family Tree / 17th Airborne Division "Thunder from Heaven" Unit History / Airborne Operations in World War II, European Theater, Varsity Airborne Assault Across Rhine, page 178

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, The Modesto Bee - 17 April 1945