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BRAZOWSKI, Joseph - Date of
birth
12 March 1918 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31255517 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hill 319
In the vicinity of Weisskirch, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Patrick Brazowski (father)
Agnes Brazowski (mother)
Matilda Brazowski (sister)
Michalina Brazowski (sister)
Carrie Brazowski (sister)
Elizabeth Brazowski (sister)
Martin Brazowski (brother)
Bronus Brazowski (brother)
More information
Pfc Joseph Brazowski worked as a wool assorter in a woolen mill in Hardwick, Massachusetts before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 20 November 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. Avold, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census, WWII Enlistment Records / Massachusetts Birth Index 1901-1960 / History of 30th Infantry Regiment World War II, Rupert Prohme, January 1947, page 328 / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com