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BLOZIS, Alfred Charles "Al" - Date of
birth
5 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1327603 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 January 1945 - Place of
death
Vosges Mountains near Colmar, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 42 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony Blozis (father)
Martha Blozis (mother)
Elizabeth Blozis (sister)
Joseph Blozis (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Alfred C. Blozis attended Georgetown University and was a professional football player and track & field star before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 7 December 1943.While on scouting duty in the Vosges Mountains in France in January 1945, he went on a solo mission to find two missing soldiers of his unit and never came back. His body was found in April 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Grateful Vietnam Veteran, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Welch Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Kenneth Gilbert
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Peter Borough K, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks New Jersey