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Personal info

Full name
KUZMA, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
8 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33414730
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
139th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 18 17

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Kuzma (father)
Susan Kuzma (mother)
Andrew Kuzma (brother)
Michael Kuzma (brother)
Agnes Kuzma (sister)
Anna Kuzma (sister)
Mary E. (Jackall) Kuzma (wife)

More information

Pfc Frank J. Kuzma enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 9 January 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Pittsburg Sun Telegraph - 20 July 1943