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Personal info

Full name
RUZICH, Rudy
Date of birth
28 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois
Hometown
Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36905091
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 May 1945
Place of death
Near Fernstein, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 16 41

Immediate family

Members
Tony Ruzich (father)
Lucille Ruzich (mother)
Louis Ruzich (brother)
Rosa Ruzich (sister)
Tony Ruzich Jr. (brother)

More information

Pfc Rudy Ruzich worked on the family farm before he enlisted.

He was killed trying to prevent a fellow soldier from being taken prisoner.

He is remembered at the Lakeview Cemetery in Johnston City, Williamston County, Illinois.

His brother Tony Ruzich Jr. is buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Judy L. Bezjak, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Stevie Ruzich Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Judy4440 / DebRob, www.newspapers.com – The Times 14 May 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Judy4440, www.wwiimemorial.com – Judy L. Bezjak