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PRZYBYSZ, Daniel John - Date of
birth
30 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32840156 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
Wallerode, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 76 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Przybysz (father)
Anna (Tomasik) Przybysz (mother)
Henry Przybysz (brother)
Marion Przybysz (sister)
More information
Daniel Przybysz's mother immigrated from Poland in 1906. She tragically died in 1932 and so did her husband, John, ten years later in 1942. After the death of his mother, Daniel became a resident of The Immaculate Heart of Mary Orphan's Children Home located in Cheektowaga, New York.He worked in clothes laundering before he enlisted in the US Army at Buffalo, New York on 26 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Flo B