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SARAZYN, Frank R - Date of
birth
13 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Ontario, Wayne County, New York -
Hometown
Wayne County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42087792 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 79 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Camiel Sarazyn (father)
Joanna Sarazyn (mother)
Edward Sarazyn (brother)
Peter Sarazyn (brother)
Sylvia Sarazyn (sister)
Gus Sarazyn (sister)
Emma Sarazyn (sister)
More information
Pvt Frank R. Sarazyn graduated from Williamson High School in 1943 and was a driver.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 10 March 1944 and had been overseas for three months when he was killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - pjt