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ZULICK, Nicholas "Sam" - Date of
birth
16 July 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Elkhorn, McDowell County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33830322 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
15 May 1945 - Place of
death
Strassburg, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 15 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Zulick (father)
Mary (Lehotsky) Zulick (mother)
Steve Zulick (brother)
Mary Zulick (sister)
Anna Zulick (sister)
Suzie Zulick (sister)
Lucy Zulick (sister)
Eva Zulick (wife)
More information
Pfc Nicholas Zulick attended high school for 1 year and was an employee of Coaldale colliery of Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. and was well know as an athlete. He was also one of 12 trustees at St. Nicholas Greek Catholic church.He was killed by mistake near a prisoner of war camp. He was shot by an American guard when he was mistaken for an escaping German prisoner.
Statement of Lt. Roland P. Lemker, in a letter to his widow:
"Pfc Zulick and another soldier were walking at the edge of a wood in the rear of a prisoner camp near Strassburg. The guard, who was one thousand yards away, thought them to be escaping prisoners of war. In the guard's attempt to apprehend the 'escapees' Private Zulick received gunshot wounds in his chest which caused his death 10 minutes later. It was accidental, and being late in the afternoon, it was impossible for the guard to distinguish whether Pfc Zulick was an American or a German soldier."
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov, The Morning Call (Allentown, PA) 02 July 1945
Photo source: Niek Schoonbrood, Daniel J Blazosky F.D.