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Personal info

Full name
LA ZORICK, Albert
Date of birth
5 october 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37024946
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 29 17

Immediate family

Members
George G. La Zorick (father)
Lillian A. (Schroeder) La Zorick (mother)
Bernard J. La Zorick (brother)
George G. La Zorick Jr. (brother)
William La Zorick (brother)
Kenneth R. La Zorick (brother)
Irene La Zorick (sister)
Lillian La Zorick (sister)
Dorothy La Zorick (sister)
Phylis La Zorick (sister)
Barbara M. La Zorick (sister)

More information

Pfc Albert La Zorick worked as a clerk before he enlisted.

At the time of his death the 10th Infantry Regiment was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Pommérieux, France.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Halleck Shappacasse Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com

Photo source: www.newspapers.com