WWII · Battle Death Record
Alfred Blozis
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army · New Jersey
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Alfred Blozis
- Entered the Service From
- New Jersey
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- January 31, 1945
- Burial / Memorial
- Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, France
- Grave
- Plot J, Row 42, Grave 13
Their story
Alfred "Al" Blozis was a New York Giants All-Pro offensive tackle and national shot-put champion who enlisted in the U.S. Army and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. On January 31, 1945, while on patrol in the Vosges Mountains of France, he set out alone to search for two missing men from his unit and did not return; his death was confirmed in April 1945. He is buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, France.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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