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Personal info

Full name
BREZNICKY, Joseph Francis
Date of birth
5 June 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
20133390
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 12 1

Immediate family

Members
John Breznicky (father)
Mary Breznicky (mother)
Andrew Breznicky (brother)
Frank Breznicky (brother)
Peter Breznicky (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph F. Breznicky enlisted with the Field Artillery in Danbury, Connecticut on 24 February 1941.

Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Cards, 1920 US Census

Photo source: Tom Verheijden