Sgt. Ernest Anthony Zablock
Born: 31 October 1923 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Peter Zablock & Charlotte Zaur-Zablock
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home:
– 246 South Thirteenth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Saint Anthony Catholic School – Cicero, Illinois
– Morton High School – Cicero, Illinois
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1942
Employment: Borg-Warner Company – Bellwood, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 26 June 1942
Contact Person: Charlotte Zablock – mother
Enlisted:
– 31 March 1943
Serial Number: 36743081
Training:
– Camp Polk, Louisiana
– Mississippi
– Fort Chaffee – Fort Smith, Arkansas
Unit: Company B, 166th Combat Engineer Battalion
Engagements:
– D-Day, Normandy, France
– Battle of France
– Battle of the Bulge
– Battle of Germany
Died:
– 4 July 1945
– Regensberg, Germany
– accident
Buried:
– 14 December 1948 – Queen of Heaven Cemetery – Hillside, Illinois
– Grave: 2 Lot: 4 Block: 17 Section: 14
Medals:
– Good Conduct Medal
– Four Bronze Stars
– Victory Medal
– Presidential Unit Citation
