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GRZESIAK, Bernard J - Date of
birth
22 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36408599 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 41 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Grzesiak (father)
Anna (Cychosz) Grzesiak (mother)
Wilfred J. Grzesiak (brother)
Leona C. Grzesiak (sister)
John H. Grzesiak (brother)
Helen E. Grzesiak (sister)
Bernice B. Grzesiak (sister)
Loraine E. Grzesiak (sister)
More information
Pfc Bernard J. Grzesiak enlisted in Marquette, Michigan on 9 November 1942.He was taken prisoner on 2 January 1945 and died in Stalag IV-B.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, After Action Report 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jack McCabe, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks 1900-1990 Luther L. Wright High School 1940, Corinna Hammond