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Personal info

Full name
MALZI, Paul Oben
Date of birth
24 December 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
East Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33846297
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rouves, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 11 28

Immediate family

Members
Harry P. Malzi (father)
Mae E. (Snyder) Malzi (mother)
Willard M. Malzi (brother)
Harry R. Malzi (brother)
Clarence E. Malzi (brother)
Lois J. Malzi (brother)
Alvina S. Malzi (sister)
Loretta J. Malzi (sister)
Elizabeth R. (Clark) Malzi (wife)
Paul O. Malzi Jr. (son)
Elizabeth L. Malzi (daughter)

More information

Pfc Paul O. Malzi was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 17 March 1944. He was sent overseas on 27 August 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Markowitz Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
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