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Personal info

Full name
ZISKA, Matthew Thomas
Date of birth
25 November 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
33779486
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Louvigny-Vigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 41 22

Immediate family

Members
John J. Ziska (father)
Helen M. (Ovečka) Ziska (mother)
Mary A. Ziska (sister)
Helen M. Ziska (sister)
John E. Ziska (brother)
William R. Ziska (brother)
Mary G. Ziska (wife)

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / 1930-1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy