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Personal info

Full name
BURDZY, Julius A
Date of birth
6 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Wallington, Bergen County, New Jersey
Hometown
Wallington, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32154696
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
Near Tettingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 11 3

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Burdzy (father)
Mary Burdzy (mother)
Helen Burdzy (sister)
Rose Burdzy (sister)

More information

Pfc Julius A. Burdzy attended East Rutherford High School.

He enlisted in May 1943 and trained at Camp Hood, Texas and Camp Blanding, Florida. He was sent overseas in August, 1944.

Pfc Burdzy died from the wounds he received on 18 January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, https://archive.org/stream/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII_djvu.txt

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg Chronicles, The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey) 7 Feb 1945