Anton Kozeniewski

Company D 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/12/1944

Anton Kozeniewski is listed in the April 1940 Census as being born in Illinois in about 1919.
He had completed grammar school and his civilian occupation was listed as Molder.

He listed his home of residence as Chicago, Illinois.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

His Army serial number indicates he enlisted in the Regular Army.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized General Orders No. 5,
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

He was awarded the Driver Qualification Badge (Wheeled) in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized
General Orders # 9 dated 3 August 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Private Kozeniewski was killed in action in France during the attack against
the Quineville ridge on June 12, 1944.

Anton Kozeniewski was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France in Block C Row 5 Grave 98 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot F Row 5 Grave 37

Grave marker for

Anton Kozeniewski

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

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