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Personal info

Full name
EZZO, John Anthony
Date of birth
8 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33811708
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
Lutrebois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 11 13

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Ezzo (father)
Pasqualena (Atrillo) Ezzo (mother)
Anna A. Ezzo (sister)
Louise B. Ezzo (sister)
Michael Ezzo (brother)
Jeanette Ezzo (sister)
Margaret M. (Rynkiewicz) Ezzo (wife)
Joyce Ezzo (daughter)
Lorraine Ezzo (daughter)

More information

Pfc John A. Ezzo was employed at the Apex Hosiery Company before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 January 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, 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 / Cicerone Family Tree / Currie Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - hnsnrls