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Personal info

Full name
TURCZYN, Adam
Date of birth
4 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32796497
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 September 1944
Place of death
Mons, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 30 59

Immediate family

Members
Michael Turczyn (father)
Anna (Riback) Turczyn (mother)
Eva Turczyn (sister)
Peter Turczyn (brother)
Eleanor Turczyn (sister)
John Turczyn (brother)
Gloria Turczyn (sister)
Frances Turczyn (sister)
Stanley Turczyn (brother)

More information

Pfc Adam Turczyn enlisted in New York City, New York, on 8 February 1943.

He attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy