 Private Theodore V.
“Ted” Grzbouski, thirty-five years of
age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grzbouski, 210
East Main Street, was officially reported killed
in action Thursday, September 28, somewhere in
Italy, in a telegram received by his parents from
the War Department, Monday morning, October 23.Grzbouski, a member of the
infantry, was previously reported missing in
action twice in the Italian Theatre of War. On
Sunday, July 9, Pvt. Grzbouski was reported
missing in action, but five days later he was
reported safe in a wire received by his mother.
Then on Thursday, September 28, his parents
received word from the War Department telling
them he had been killed in action.
Pvt. Grzbouski
entered the service of his country in August,
1943, at Galveston, Texas, and received his
infantry training at Camp Fannin, Texas. He has
served overseas since, December, 1943, being
stationed somewhere in the Italian Theatre of
War.
The family
received their last letter from Pvt. Grzbouski on
Sunday, October 1, 1944, at which time he told
them that he was still in Italy and doing fine.
He pointed out that he would like to get back to
“good ole Collinsville,” so that he
could get some of that “Dago red” wine.
Pvt. Grzbouski was
a member of the United States Navy back in 1928,
and served as a radioman aboard the U.S.S.
Arkansas for four years, after which he received
his Honorable Discharge.
He was employed as
a shipfitter at the Todd Shipyards in Galveston,
Texas, prior to his induction into the service.
Besides his
parents, Grzbouski is survived by three brothers,
Frank, John and Joe Grzbouski, and one
half-sister, Mrs. Edmund Kennedy.
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