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Personal info

Full name
ZACK, Henry
Date of birth
25 February 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32589766
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Büssbach-Münsterbusch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 53

Immediate family

Members
Michael Zacharzewski (father)
Josephine (Yodis) Zacharzewski (mother)
Elizabeth Zacharzewski (sister)
Edward Zacharzewski (brother)
Alfred Zacharzewski (brother)
Michael Zacharzewski (brother)
Vera Zacharzewski (sister)
Antoinette Zacharzewski (sister)
Chester Zacharzewski (brother)
Francis Zacharzewski (brother)
Jacqueline Zacharzewski (sister)
Ronald Zacharzewski (brother)

More information

Pfc Henry Zack enlisted in Jersey City, New Jersey on 12 November 1942. He attended high school for 1 year and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.

He is remembered at Holy Ghost Polish National Catholic Cemetery in Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Gladys Rayhill, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Republican and Herald 24 October 1944, www.findagrave.com - Ernie Steele