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CITATION: GO 61, 30 November 1944 (page 9)
JOSEPH NEDZA, 33425827, Private First Class, 508th Parachute Infantry. For
gallantry in action on 22 September 1944, at ***, HOLLAND. A machine
gun position northeast of ***, HOLLAND, delivered such destructive fire upon
our company attacking at night that the entire attack was momentarily
stopped. Private First Class NEDZA, a rifleman, locating the enemy gun
a short distance away, made his way alone through defending forces and
reached the machine gun position. Unaided, he attacked the position
and completely destroyed it. Without further delay, which would have
gained for the enemy added time to meet our attack and might have
caused us serious casualties, the company was permitted to move forward.
Private First Class NEDZA was killed in this action. Entered military service from
PENNSYLVANIA. |
 Posthumous
Award For South Side Soldier
Pvt. Joseph Nedza, a South Side paratrooper, has
been posthumously awarded a Silver Star for gallantry, the Army announced
yesterday.
Pvt. Nedza, 29. of 911 Pretense Way, a rifleman won the medal by
wiping out a Nazi machine gun nest single-handed. He lost his life in the
action. His twin brother. Pvt. Edward Nedza. was killed in action in New
Guinea May 27. 1944.
The Silver Star was presented to John Nedza, another brother now at
home.
[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA,
29 Apr 1945, Sun, Page 2]
Posthumous Award Is Given To Brother
John Nedza of 911
Pretense way, Southside, has received the Silver Star Medal awarded
posthumously to his brother, Private First Class Joseph Nedza of the
parachute Infantry.
Private Nedza,
unaided, made his way alone through enemy forces and completely destroyed a
machine gun position which had stopped his company, the citation said. He
was killed in that action.
[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, 30 Apr 1945, Mon, Page 5] |
