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Personal info

Full name
BOUZOUKAS, Dimitrios
Date of birth
8 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Droviani, Albania
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32105062
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 2 29

Immediate family

Members
Theodoros Bouzoukas (father)
Alexandra Bouzoukas (mother)
Kalroroi Bouzoukas (sister)
Efthelia Bouzoukas (sister)
Paraskevi Bouzoukas (sister)
Girgios Bouzoukas (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Dimitrios Bouzoukas enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 6 March 1943.

He attended 1 year of high school and worked as a waiter. He was single, without dependents.

Dimitrios Bouzoukas a/k James Vouzoukas was born in Droviani, Albania and had the Greek nationality. He arrived, together with his father in New York on 12 December 1934, sailing with the SS Conte Di Savoia. His father was born in Drouviani, Turkey and resided at Irouvani, Albania with his wife and 5 children. His children were born in Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Albania. Dimitrios Bouzoukas wanted to change his name into James Vouzoukas.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp, www.ambc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Georgia Naturalization Record / New York Passengers List

Photo source: Jac Engels, Melvin Lemmerling / Bouzoukas Family