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BAZIOW, Andrew Joseph - Date of
birth
4 August 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6836663 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
1 mile southeast of Poteau, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William Baziow (father)
Victoria Baziow (mother)
Blanche R. Baziow (sister)
Anna Baziow (sister)
Sophie Baziow (sister)
Joseph Baziow (brother)
Margaret H. Baziow (wife)
Marguerite T. Baziow (daughter)
James A. Baziow (son)
More information
Pfc Andrew J. Baziow was employed at American Steel and Wire Co. He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 21 March 1944. He was sent overseas in September 1944.According to the After Action Report of B Company, enemy forces attacked the battalion maintenace and B Company vehicles which were in an assembly area. Artillery ands mortar fire preceded the infantry and tanks attack overruning the Anti-Tank Platoon of B Company in the attack. Heavy fighting took place which resulted in the units loosing all vehicles and large weapons.
In March 1947 an investigation was conducted in the area around Poteau in an effort to locate the remains of Pfc Baziow. At that time, only one family lived in Poteau and the head of this family, Mr. Henri, declared that there were no allied bodies in or near the hamlet. Furthermore the mayor of Petit-Thier, of which Poteau is a part, stated that all bodies had been evacuated by Americans in March 1945 and June 1946.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 1930 US Census, www.wwiimemorial,com, www.archives.gov, http://7tharmddiv.org/index.htm
Photo source: Guy Maes, Trenton Evening Times - 7 February 1945