Van Zandt Maurice Leo, Jr.

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Maurice Leo, Jr. Van Zandt is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Saint-Malo Plaque - 329th Infantry Regiment

Name:

Maurice Leo, Jr. Van Zandt

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

33341576

Unit:

329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-11

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Maurice Leo Van Zandt Jr. was born on July 12, 1921, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, as a Staff Sergeant and MOS 653 Squad Leader during World War II. SSgt. Maurice was Killed in Action on August 11, 1944, during the Liberation of Saint-Malo in France. he was buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart.