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Staff Sergeant Maurice L Van Zandt

Name Maurice L Van Zandt
Rank Staff Sergeant
Army Serial # 33341576
State Pennsylvania
Date of death 1944-08-11
Plot, Row, Grave G, 8, 12
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 653 Squad Leader
Unit I Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Staff Sergeant Maurice Leo VanZandt was a member of I Company. The morning report for July 19, 1944 on page 45 lists his promotion from Private First Class to Staff Sergeant. The morning report for August 13, 1944 on page 21 lists him as killed in action on August 11, 1944. All pages can be seen below.

Liz Chance provided pictures and a newspaper article on S/Sgt Van Zandt.
Documents - Portrait S/Sgt Maurice Leo VanZandt
- Newspaper article
- Funeral card
- MR I Co 07-1944 page 45
- MR I Co 08-1944 page 13
Grave Soldier
Maurice L Van Zandt (33341576) Maurice L Van Zandt (33341576)


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