Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
ZAWATSKI, Reginald Z
Date of birth
17 October 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31430447
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 25

Immediate family

Members
Ignatius Zawatski (father)
Johanna Zawatski (mother)
Regina (Gawlinski) Zawatski (sister)
Eugene K. Zawatski (brother)
Isabelle Zawatski (sister)
Margaret G. (Simpson) Zawatski (wife)

More information

Pvt Reginald Z. Zawatski enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 17 January 1944. He attended college for 2 years and was a painter in construction and maintenance before he enlisted.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Gladys Rayhill, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Maryellen Zawatski (niece) / Sheree Dowdle