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name
GAJDA, Thomas J - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wallington, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32920686 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the Reichshoffen vicinity, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Tomasz Gajda Gidginski (father)
Mary (Fajgier)) Gajda Gidginski (mother)
Benjiman Gajda Gidginski (brother)
Helen Gajda Gidginski (sister)
Edward Gajda Gidginski (brother)
Emily Gajda Gidginski (sister)
Jessie Gajda Gidginski (brother)
Andrew Puzio (half-brother)
Anelia Puzio (half-sister)
Jeanette Puzio (half-sister)
Lorretta Puzio (half-sister)
Jennie Puzio (half-sister)
More information
Pfc Thomas J. Gajda attended East Rutherford High School for two years.He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 7 May 1943. He trained at Camp Hood, Texas and Camp Blanding, Florida.
Source of information: André Koch, IDPF, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, - 1930 Census, Jerilyn Barbee Family Tree, Headstone and Interment Record, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for February 1945, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-g-by-name.pdf,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey) · 7 February 1945