Service number: 39471951
Age: 31
Born: April 13, 1913, Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio
Hometown: Pierce County, Washington
Family:
Martin John Ambrozy (father)
Catherine (nee Koznska) Ambrozy (mother)
Mary T. Ambrozy/Wierzba (sister)
John J. Ambrozy (brother)
Olga Ambrozy/Marysz (sister
Madeline M. Ambrozy/Vian (sister)
Frank Joseph Ambrozy (brother)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: October 29, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Meijel, Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Spot: On the road between Asten and Meijel, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 2, Grave 1
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 20, 1044, Fort Lewis, Washington
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives.
He was first buried at block Q, row 5, grave 89. he was disinterred on 17 October 1947 and given his final resting place on 22 July 1948.
Earl Jones, in his memoirs of "Buzzing of Company B" pages 33-34 is written;
"On the twenty-ninth the company was near Liesel, Netherlands, and undergoing heavy artillery and mortar fire; they were given the mission of occupying an important area in the vicinity of Liesel and we lost several men as they moved in to take their positions. One squad, led by Billy Castle, had moved successfully to their positions under the protection of artillery, but before they could dig in a barrage of artillery from the enemy fell in their area and Castle was killed instantly. Ambrozy was injured fatally, Pistella was injured seriously and died a few moments later in the arms of a comrade. Funkhouser was killed by a mortar shell."
Listed here are the memorial listings of each
SSGT. Billy Hasnard Castle #34457393
PFC. John Samuel Pistella #34649797
PFC. Harold Woodrow Funkhouser #56281310
PVT. Anthony M. Ambrozy #56279033
Service number: 39471951
Age: 31
Born: April 13, 1913, Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio
Hometown: Pierce County, Washington
Family:
Martin John Ambrozy (father)
Catherine (nee Koznska) Ambrozy (mother)
Mary T. Ambrozy/Wierzba (sister)
John J. Ambrozy (brother)
Olga Ambrozy/Marysz (sister
Madeline M. Ambrozy/Vian (sister)
Frank Joseph Ambrozy (brother)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: October 29, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Meijel, Peel en Maas Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Spot: On the road between Asten and Meijel, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 2, Grave 1
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 20, 1044, Fort Lewis, Washington
Other information: The following is from the 7th Armored Division archives.
He was first buried at block Q, row 5, grave 89. he was disinterred on 17 October 1947 and given his final resting place on 22 July 1948.
Earl Jones, in his memoirs of "Buzzing of Company B" pages 33-34 is written;
"On the twenty-ninth the company was near Liesel, Netherlands, and undergoing heavy artillery and mortar fire; they were given the mission of occupying an important area in the vicinity of Liesel and we lost several men as they moved in to take their positions. One squad, led by Billy Castle, had moved successfully to their positions under the protection of artillery, but before they could dig in a barrage of artillery from the enemy fell in their area and Castle was killed instantly. Ambrozy was injured fatally, Pistella was injured seriously and died a few moments later in the arms of a comrade. Funkhouser was killed by a mortar shell."
Listed here are the memorial listings of each
SSGT. Billy Hasnard Castle #34457393
PFC. John Samuel Pistella #34649797
PFC. Harold Woodrow Funkhouser #56281310
PVT. Anthony M. Ambrozy #56279033
Inscription
PVT 23 INF BN
7 ARMD DIV WASHINGTON
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Washington.
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