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Personal info

Full name
KNIZNER, Albert Michael
Date of birth
15 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Brownfield, Lafayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36612379
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Automatic Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Clemery, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 17

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. Knizner (father)
Mary E. (Schmall) Knizner (mother)
Mike S. Knizner (brother)
Andrew Knizner (brother)
Mary Knizner (sister)
Emily A. Knizner (sister)
Paul R. Knizner (brother)
Joseph J. Knizner (brother)
Steve J. Knizner (brother)
Frank J. Knizner (brother)

More information

Pfc Albert M. Knizner was employed by the Wyckoff Steel Co before he enlisted 1 July 1940.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Family trees, www.80thdivision.com
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