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Personal info

Full name
ZBACNIK, John William
Date of birth
24 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Melstrand, Alger County Michigan
Hometown
Limestone, Alger County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36837449
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Near Seiwerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 6 23

Immediate family

Members
John Zbacnik (father)
Mary Zbacnik (mother)
Ernest Zbacnik (brother)
Roy Zbacnik (brother)
Jimmie Zbacnik (brother)
Mary Zbacnik (sister)

More information

Pfc John W. Zbacnik was shot in the hip during combat in France in January 1945. He was released from hospital and sent back to the front lines. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal the first time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - James Zbacnik, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census

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