WWII
Jack Nazworth
Rate / Rank
S SGT
Birthdate
March 23 1917
Date of Death
January 29 1971
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
October 10 1941 -
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Camp Blanding, Florida.
Decorations & Citations
- Bronze Star Medal; Citation reads ... Staff Sergeant Nazworth distinguished himself by meritorious service in connections with military operations against the enemy ...and continues that throughout the period specified he performed his duties as Company Mess Sergeant in a exceptionally meritorious manner, despite adverse combat conditions and a limited variety of food, he supervised the preparation of hot nourishing meals whenever possible. With complete disregard for personal safety, he frequently exposed himself to enemy artillery and mortar fire to carry the food to front line troops, insuring that every man was well fed. Staff SGT Nazworth's actions were, at all times a credit to himself and to the armed forces of the United States.
Notes
SSN 263-22-7733. US Army service number 34-057-645. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.