John E. Brdeja | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	12030240
Unit	437th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, Medium
Rank	Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	New York
Date of Death	December 15 1942
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery North Africa American Cemetery 553 Rue de Roosevelt 2016 Carthage Tunisia

437th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, Medium

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.

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.