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KUZEL, Joseph Michael - Date of
birth
4 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Gladstone, Somerset County, New Jersey -
Hometown
New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32238210 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Saint-Pierre-sur l’Hâte, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Kuzel (father)
Elizabeth (Gasparik) Kuzel (mother)
Frank S. Kuzel (brother)
Helen E. Kuzel (sister)
Mary (Yablonovsky) Kuzel (wife)
More information
Pfc Joseph M Kuzel enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 17 February 1942.He was married to Mary Yablonovsky on 25 February 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New York, New York, Marriage License Index 1907-2018, 36thID-roster-part-3.pdf, 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy