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name
ZSIGA, William B - Date of
birth
9 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32603821 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternachbrück, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
William B. Zsiga (father)
Vera E. (Tallosi) Zsiga (mother)
Arthur Zsiga (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Willam B. Zsiga attended high school for four years and worked in a factory where electrical machinery was produced before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 30 December 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Ohio Birth Index 1908-1964
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Debby Zsiga