John E. Brdeja

World War II
Service #12030240
Unit437th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, Medium
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of DeathDecember 15 1942
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Notes
SSGT Brdeja's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial. SGT Brdeja's remains have been recovered and identified.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.