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Personal info

Full name
WOZNIAK, Julius Donald
Date of birth
7 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O1315251
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1944
Place of death
Zevenbergen, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 13 36

Immediate family

Members
John F. Wozniak (father)
Agnes R. (Mirecki) Wozniak (mother)
William Wozniak (brother)
Mildred A. Wozniak (sister)
Violet A. Wozniak (sister)
Elmer T. Wozniak (brother)
Robert R. Wozniak (brother)
Gladys L. (Clawson) Wozniak (wife)
Allen Wozniak (son)

More information

1st Lt Julius D. Wozniak enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 28 July 1941 as a private.

He attended Lindblom Technical High School in Chicago, Illinois for 2 years and was a smith before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Arjan van Hassel, Peter Schouteten, Sandy Backer, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records, Genealogy Trails Chicago Tribune 4 February 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Sandy Backer