ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Memorialized at Luxembourg American Cemetery.

Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery. Received Purple Heart award.

Buried at Epinal American Cemetery.

Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial.

2nd Lieutenant. Commissioner of NDDVA from 1927 to 1937. NDVA History

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. 

Sergeant. Commissioner of the NDDVA from 1937 to 1947. NDVA History

Sergeant. Commissioner of the NDDVA from 1947 to 1961. President of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) 1954-1955 NDVA History

Served Asiatic Pacific Theater as a Technician 4th Grade. Commissioner of the NDDVA from 1961 to 1985. President of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) from 1968 to 1969. NDVA History

Master Sergeant. Commissioner of the NDDVA from 1985 to 1994. NDVA History