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SKROBICKI, Zygmund "Ziggi" - Date of
birth
2 November 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32120894 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank Skrobicki (father)
Wiktoja (Lukasik) Skrobicki (mother)
Irena Skrobicki (sister)
Joseph Skrobicki (brother)
More information
T/4 Zygmund Skrobicki enlisted on 16 May 1941 at Jamaica, New York.The 3rd Tank Battalion was heavily involved with the defense of Bastogne at the Noville and Longvilly roadblocks. It is very likely that T/4 Skrobicki was part of these actions.
He was temporarily interred at Ardennes because his family requested he could be buried in Poland. Since negotiations with the Polish government were of no result and the program for the return of WW 2 dead expired on 31 December 1951, it was decided that the internment at Ardennes would be permanent.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Enlistment Record, IDPF, www.ancestry.com - Cook County Birth Certificates Index, www.tigerdivision.com, 1920 US Census
Photo source: Jac Engels