Nick Zivotosky

Merchant Seaman Nick Zivotosky grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
-
Fallen

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Merchant Seaman
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    United States Merchant Marine
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in North Africa.

Biography:

Nick Zivotosky was born on December 16, 1902, to Agnes (Agrefena) Zivotosky in Russia. He came to Cortland, New York in 1942, and worked at Clyde-Mallory-Pier 36.N.R. He joined the United States Merchant Marines and was killed in action on August 10, 1945, in Capetown, South Africa. Buried at Plot Number C, Cemetery Row 20, Grave 13, Tunis Permanent North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, Africa. He received the World War II Victory Medal, the Merchant Marine Mariner's medal, and the Merchant Marine WWII Victory Medal. 

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave