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Personal info

Full name
ODWAZNY, John
Date of birth
19 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36018876
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 4

Immediate family

Members
Martin Odwazny (father)
Mary Odwazny (mother)
Mary Odwazny (sister)
Miozyslaw Odwazny (brother)

More information

Pfc John Odwazny joined the Regular Army in Chicago, Illinois on 10 April 1941.

He attended 1 year of high school and was a metal worker before he enlisted.

At the time of his death, the 10th Infantry Regiment was engaged in the vicinity of Bollendorf, Germany.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910 Census, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter schouteten