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NEDZA, Joseph - Date of
birth
31 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33425827 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the center of Beek, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert W. Nedza (father)
Agnes M. (Beres) Nedza (mother)
Jacob Nedza (brother)
Stanley Nedza (brother)
Edward Nedza (twin brother)
Blanche P. Nedza (sister)
John Nedza (brother)
More information
Pfc Joseph Nedza attended South High School.He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 12 February 1943.
Pfc Nedza was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for wiping out an enemy machine gun nest single-handed. He lost his life in the action.
Pfc Nedza was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands on 23 September 1944.
His twin brother, Pfc Edward Nedza, was killed in action in New Guinea on 27 May 1944. He is buried at the American Military Cemetery in Manila.
At the time of his death, his brother Jacob served with the Army Air Corps in Belgium.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, WWII Memorial, Market Garden, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 census, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, Find a Grave, www.newspapaers.com - Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph 1 November 1944, Maria de Graaf-Bessems