New Yorkers who died in World War II
The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center lists 43,254 New Yorkers who died in service during World War II.
Here are individual details as provided by the center, which is part of the state's Division of Military and Naval Affairs. If the center did not have a home county for the individual, Newsday included the home county of their next of kin, sometimes followed by a community name if one was available.
Here is a multimedia timeline of World War II, and to view Newsday's Witness to History interactive, click here.
Name | Rank | Branch | Circumstances | Date of Death | County (or Community) |
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Name Zufelt, Rex F. | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 09/05/1944 | County (or Community) Oswego |
Name Zufelt, Walter J. | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Oswego |
Name Zuk, Anthony | Rank Staff Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 06/30/1944 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zukor, Ruby | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zukowski, Alexander D | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zukowski, Chester F. Jr. | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Niagara |
Name Zukowski, Joseph | Rank Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 06/06/1944 | County (or Community) Erie |
Name Zukowski, Joseph | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Nassau |
Name Zukowski, Paul | Rank Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Broome |
Name Zukywich, William | Rank 2nd Lieutenant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zulberti, John J | Rank 2nd Lieutenant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Onondaga |
Name Zulli, Philip E. | Rank Captain | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zullo, Paul J. | Rank Corporal | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 12/18/1944 | County (or Community) Queens |
Name Zumbolo, Marco J | Rank Technical Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Finding of Death | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Montgomery |
Name Zumpetta, Orlando R | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zumpetta, Peter A | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zumpol, Henry A. | Rank Corporal | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Suffolk |
Name Zunner, Raymond L | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Erie |
Name Zupo, Victor | Rank Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 08/11/1944 | County (or Community) Queens |
Name Zuppe, Louis W | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zurbrick, Richard G | Rank Private | Branch Marine Corps Reserve | Circumstances Dead | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Erie (Buffalo) |
Name Zurin, Irving | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zurner, George B. | Rank Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Broome |
Name Zuschlac, Walter J. | Rank Staff Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Finding of death | Date of Death 12/07/1941 | County (or Community) Suffolk |
Name Zutrauen, Herbert Thomas | Rank Shipfitter 2nd Class | Branch Naval Reserve | Circumstances Wounded in action or during operational missions | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Queens (St Albans) |
Name Zutrauen, Rudolf | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 02/04/1945 | County (or Community) Onondaga |
Name Zuydmoek, Paul B | Rank 1st Lieutenant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Westchester |
Name Zuzga, Joseph E. | Rank 2nd Lieutenant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Oneida |
Name Zuzzi, Domenic Frank | Rank Seaman 1st Class | Branch Naval Reserve | Circumstances Wounded in action or during operational missions | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zwack, Robert John | Rank Seaman 1st Class | Branch Naval Reserve | Circumstances Dead | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Erie (Buffalo) |
Name Zweier, George J. | Rank Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 06/21/1944 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zweifler, Julius | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Chenango |
Name Zweig, Arthur J | Rank Corporal | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) State at large |
Name Zweig, Carl Edward | Rank Hospital Apprentice 2nd Class | Branch Naval Reserve | Circumstances Wounded in action or during operational missions | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Broome (W Endicott) |
Name Zweig, David | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Oneida |
Name Zwicker, Clarence Louis | Rank Private | Branch Marine Corps | Circumstances Wounded in action or during operational missions | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Westchester (White Plains |
Name Zwierschke, Robert Hopkins | Rank Ensign | Branch Naval Reserve | Circumstances Dead | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Erie (Buffalo) |
Name Zwierzynski, Joseph | Rank Seaman 2nd Class | Branch Navy | Circumstances Dead | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Broome (Binghamton) |
Name Zwillinger, Herbert | Rank Corporal | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zwillinger, Martin Harold | Rank Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class | Branch Naval Reserve | Circumstances Dead | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zwingman, Otto K | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 12/23/1944 | County (or Community) Bronx |
Name Zwiren, Bernard | Rank Sergeant | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 05/24/1944 | County (or Community) Bronx |
Name Zwolski, William A | Rank Technician 5th Grade | Branch Army | Circumstances Missing | Date of Death 10/26/1944 | County (or Community) Richmond |
Name Zwolski, William A. | Rank Technician 5th Grade | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 10/26/1944 | County (or Community) Kings |
Name Zybczynski, Joseph S | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Died of wounds | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Erie |
Name Zycaj, Henry W | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Died of wounds | Date of Death 11/29/1944 | County (or Community) Erie |
Name Zych, Edward J | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Richmond |
Name Zyga, Stephen F | Rank Sergeant | Branch Marine Corps Reserve | Circumstances Wounded in action or during operational missions | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Oneida (Utica) |
Name Zyglarski, John | Rank Private | Branch Army | Circumstances Died of wounds | Date of Death 04/03/1943 | County (or Community) Orleans |
Name Zyhailo, Peter | Rank Technician 3rd Grade | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 06/09/1944 | County (or Community) New York |
Name Zyla, Michael M. Jr. | Rank Private 1st Class | Branch Army | Circumstances Killed in action | Date of Death 06/14/1944 | County (or Community) Steuben |
Name Zylinski, Walter Andrew | Rank Field Cook | Branch Marine Corps Reserve | Circumstances Wounded in action or during operational missions | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Richmond |
Name Zymroz, Louis J. | Rank Technician 4th Grade | Branch Army | Circumstances Died, non-battle | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Niagara |
Name Zywicki, Frank Walter | Rank Quartermaster 1st Class | Branch Navy | Circumstances Dead | Date of Death 11/30/-0001 | County (or Community) Chemung (Elmira) |
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