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Personal info

Full name
ZINDA, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
4 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Wilburton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33055118
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 7 53

Immediate family

Members
Michael Zinda (father)
Estella Zinda (mother)
Michael Zinda (brother)
Athony Zinda (brother)
Minnie Zinda (mother)
Veronica Zinda (sister)
Stanley Zinda (brother)
Eleanor Zinda (sister)
Elizabeth Zinda (sister)
Joseph Zinda (brother)

More information

Frank J. Zinda was a firefighter at the Midvalley Fire Company.

He enlisted at Wilkes Barre in Pennsylvania on 12 May 1941 and was sent overseas in September 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com