World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
Connor Township, ND
County:
Slope
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
33rd Armored Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
3rd Armored Division
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action near Belgium.
Biography:
Edward Frank Buzalsky was born on January 1, 1917, in Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota to Frank Joseph Buzalsky and Ann C Wencl. He moved to Amidon, Slope County, North Dakota. He married Eleanor (Ellie) Howard in 1941. Staff Sergeant Buzalsky was killed in action on September 7, 1944, at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium and is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Plot E, Row 15, Grave 47, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liege, Belgium. He received the Purple Heart and Silver Star awards.
Sources: WWII County Book/Ancestry/Find a Grave