Czinki, John

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Date of death:: September 1944 (Province of Florence, Tuscany region, Italy)
Nationality:: American

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Company B, 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division "Wild West Division", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1944

For action performed on 20 September 1944 in the battle for Monte Gazzaro near Marcoiano/Province of Florence, Tuscany region, Italy.

Awarded posthumously.
Headquarters, Fifth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 175 (1944).

Sources

- ROBBINS, R. A., The 91st Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 2000.
- Military Times.com

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