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Personal info

Full name
ZRINSKY, John
Date of birth
18 December 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
Hometown
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42118774
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Biding, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 23 34

Immediate family

Members
John Zrinsky (father)
Eva (Prebosnyak) Zrinsky (mother)

More information

Pvt John Zrinksy graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth and was an electrician before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 1 May 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. School Year Books / Presbosnyak Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Year Books