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Personal info

Full name
YOSICK, Edward James
Date of birth
10 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Hometown
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35088378
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 15

Immediate family

Members
Frank Yosick (father)
Valentina (Bortowski) Yosick (mother)
Anna F. Yosick (sister)
Frank Yosick (brother)
Andrew Yosick (brother)
John Yosick (brother)
Viola Yosick (sister)
James B. Yosick (brother)
Eugene Yosick (brother)
Michael Yosick (brother)
Steve Yosick (brother)
Anna F. (Hinds) Yosick (wife)
Viola A. Yosick (daughter)
Edward Yosick (son)
Hugh Yosick (son)
Paul Yosick (son)

More information

Pvt Edward J. Yosick was a furnaceman before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 30 May 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Diehl Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Daily Times - 5 December 1944