Louis J. Przybylski

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 03/03/1945

Louis J. Przybylski was born on November 12, 1914 in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
His home of residence was listed as South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
His religion was listed as Catholic. He was married.

Before entering the Army his was employed as a spray booth cleaner.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

The application for his grave marker indicates he entered the Army on October 15, 1943.

He was assigned to Company A from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 27, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on December 5, 1944.

He was lightly wounded in action on February 6, 1945 and returned to duty on February 22, 1945.

Private First Class Przybylski was killed in action in Germany in an area south of Weinsheim
on March 3, 1945.

SERVICES PLANNED FOR BROTHERS

The bodies of two brothers will be returned from Europe for re-interment here. They are Pfc. Louis J. Przybylski,
of 2633 West Dunham street, and Pfc. Frank J. Przybylski, 126 North Brookfield street. They are the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Przybylski, 126 North Brookfield street. Friends may call in residence of the parents, after 2 p.m.
Saturday, and until double memorial rites at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Adalbert's Catholic church. Rev. Ignatius Gapczynski,
pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph cemetery. Military honors will be accorded the two brothers at the grave
by Schuyler Colfax post 3194 V.F.W.

Frank was born in New Carlisle, this county, Dec. 11, 1920, and Louis was born there Nov. 12, 1914. Both attended
St. Adalbert's and Harrison school. Frank entered service in Nov. 1942, going overseas to England in December of 1943.
He was wounded in action in France, July 15, 1944, and died Sept. 8, 1944. Louis entered service in October of 1943,
going overseas in December of 1944. He was wounded in Germany in February, 1945 and died March 3, 1945.

Louis was married on Nov. 19, 1938 in South Bend to Miss Rose Golubski, who survives. Besides the parents ,
and the widow of Louis, the two brothers are survived by four brothers, Walter, Joseph, jr., John, and Stanley,
and four sisters, Mrs. Edmund Gorka, Mrs. Frank Sniadecki, Alice and Harriet, all of South Bend.

Published in the South Bend Tribune; 11/10/1948

From the Find A Grave website

Louis J. Przybylski was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and in 1948 his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Indiana in 1948.

Burial:
Saint Joseph Cemetery
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana

Grave marker for Louis J. Przybylski

Photo by bill3262 from the Find A Grave website

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