William Jursza Jr.

William Jursza Jr.

Company A 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA April 27, 1968

SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
26 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Feb 09, 1942
From BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
MOS: 11B20: Infantryman
Length of service 1 year.
His tour of duty began on Jun 22, 1967
Casualty was on Apr 27, 1968
in KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC

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William Jursza was killed while on Operation MacArthur/Binh Tay, at Chu Moor Mountain,
approximately 25 kilometers west of Polei Krong, in Kontum Province.

SGT William Jursza's decorations

William is also eligible to receive
the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
and Vietnam Service Medal
from the State of New Jersey

Bill Jursza's High School photo noted that he was
a Student Congress Representative and a Cafeteria Usher.

William Jursza was killed in action during the Battle for Chu Moor mountain.
The website is grateful to John McKee and Charlie "Doc" Shyab
for contributing the rubbings they took of all the names
of the 1st Battalion Killed In Action during the battle for Chu Moor.

Burial:
Holy Cross Cemetery
North Arlington
Bergen County
New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block 80, Sec B ,Row P, Grave 47

Grave marker for William Jursza

Photos by Stephen Lignowski

William Jursza's name is engraved on the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Photo from the DistantCousin.com website

For a tribute to William Jursza click on the following link:

Together We Served

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