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Personal info

Full name
ZIELINSKI, Paul A
Date of birth
19 November 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Burlington County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
6788565
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Enscherange, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 2 7

Immediate family

Members
Paul Zielinski (father)
Nettie (Babetski) Zielinski (mother)
Mamie Zielinski (sister)
John Zielinski (brother)
Nellie Zielinski (sister)
Jennie Zielinski (sister)
Alphonas Zielinski (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Paul A. Zielinski attended high school for three years and was a bartender.

He joined the Regular Army in 1930 and was stationed at Fort Davis, Cristobal District, Panama. He rejoined at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 29 February 1944.

S/Sgt Zielinski was seriously wounded and evacuated to the clearing station of the 305th Medical Battalion where he died of his wounds.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, newspaper article