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Personal info

Full name
MONZA, Vincent John
Date of birth
6 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33924491
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 April 1945
Place of death
Near Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 6 32

Immediate family

Members
Felix A. Monza (father)
Felicia (Ciotti) Monza (mother)
Mary Monza (sister)
Teresa F. Monza (sister)
Joseph J. Monza (brother)
Lillian F. (McGee) Monza (wife)
Mary P. Monza (daughter)
Vincent J. Monza Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc Vincent J. Monza enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 21 August 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Family Trees / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://www.fold3.com - Social Security Death Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Timothy Farnham