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Personal info

Full name
RADZEWICH, Vincent John
Date of birth
12 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32809029
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
Near Azelot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 94

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Radzewich (father)
Josephine Radzewich (mother)
Helen Radzewich (sister)
Thomas Radzewich (brother)

More information

Pfc Vincent J. Radzewich attended high school for three years, then he was employed at the W M K Coat Company before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 18 February 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1925/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
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