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Personal info

Full name
GRYGA, Henry William
Date of birth
11 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33780047
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Holzwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 19 35

Immediate family

Members
Ben Gryga (father)
Sophia Gryga (mother)
Eugene Gryga (brother)
Aloyzius Gryga (brother)
Alexander Gryga (brother)
Alice Gryga (sister)
Alfreda Gryga (sister)
Ben Gryga (brother)
Alfonso Gryga (brother)

More information

Pfc was employed by the Collins and Aikman Co.
He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 15 May 1943 and was sent overseas in September 1943.
From January 1944 to April 1944, he was hospitalized in Italy for wounds caused by small arms fire in the buttock and hip.
He was killed by small arms fire in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave – Andy