Szmyt, Thaddeus J.
- Date of birth:
- August 27th, 1918 (Ambridge/Pennsylvania, United States)
- Date of death:
- May 9th, 1996
- Buried on:
- National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Plot: 18D. Grave: 3873. - Service number:
- 33 397 621
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Thaddeus J. Szmyt was drafted on October 28th, 1942 and entered active service on October 28th, 1942. He was married to Ida Ferry and the couple had three children. Szmyt served as Tank Gunner with Company A, 778th Tank Battalion. He left for France on September 5th, 1944 to arrive there on September 16th. On November 27th, 1945 he returned towards the United States to arrive there on December 7th. He was honorably discharged on December 12th, 1945.
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 778th Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Received with three bronze campaign stars for "NORTHERN FRANCE", "RHINELAND" and "CENTRAL EUROPE".
General Orders No. 33/40, War Department (1945).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Unit:
- Company A, 778th Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company A, 778th Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 778th Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Company A, 778th Tank Battalion, 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt", U.S. Army
Sources
- Photo 1: Ida F. Szmyt
- Photo 2: Find a Grave/D. & J. Altman
- - Honorable Discharge Report dated December 12th, 1945
- Find a Grave
- Larry's Lounge Tribute Page for the 778th Tank Battalion
- NARA-AAD
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