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Personal info

Full name
GERSZEWSKI, Andrew Matthew
Date of birth
29 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Williamstown, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33473458
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
Bannholz Woods north of Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 6 15

Immediate family

Members
Vincent Gerszewski (father)
Catherine Gerszewski (mother)
Josephine E. (Bortnowska) Gerszewski (wife)

More information

Pvt Andrew M. Gerszewski enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Philadelphia Pennsylvania Marriage Index, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery