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:
G
Row:
8
Grave:
12
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.