Nicholas Kryivski

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/23/1944

Nicholas Kryivski was born in Edwardsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on April 3, 1911.

He was drafted into the Army on March 3, 1941 at Jamaica, New York. His home of residence as listed as East Port,
Suffolk County, New York and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm Hands, General Farms.
He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic.

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.

Private First Class Kryivski was killed in action in France during the attack against Cherbourg
on June 23, 1944.

Decorations of Nicholas Kryivski

Nicholas Kryivski was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in New York.

Burial:
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Center Moriches
Suffolk County
New York

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Grave marker for
Nicholas Kryivski

Photo by Gale Olsson McHale
from the Find A Grave website

The grave of Nicholas Kryivski in the family plot

Photo by Gale Olsson McHale from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Joy Ann Strasser from the Find A Grave website

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