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Personal info

Full name
GRZNAR, Rudolph
Date of birth
5 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35765067
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 19

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Grznar (father)
Wilhelmina (Placer) Grznar (mother)
Michael Grznar (brother)
Mary Grznar (sister)
Thelma Grznar (sister)
Betty Grznar (sister)
Margaret Grznar (sister)
Steven Grznar (brother)
John Grznar (brother)

More information

Pvt Rudolph Grznar was employed by the Timken Bearing Co. before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 6 July 1943.

His brothers also served: John with the Air Corps in the Philippines and Steve with the Military Police in France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Canton Repository - 26 March 1945