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Personal info

Full name
MIDZINSKI, Stanley John
Date of birth
28 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33316316
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
817th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 10 14

Immediate family

Members
Walter Midzinski (father)
Victoria Midzinski (mother)
Chester Midzinski (brother)

More information

Pfc Stanley J. Midzinski attended high school for one year and was employed by the Scott Paper Co.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 June 1942.
According to the After Action Report five men were wounded and one was killed when they were surprised by an enemy artillery barrage when they were on route for a hot meal. No other casualties were reported on that day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, After Action Report 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet